Principal Cyber Systems Engineer/Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Requisition ID: R10173254
• Category: Information Technology
• Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Overview
As a cyber systems engineer for the JTAGS program, you will play a pivotal role in building and sustaining the robust cybersecurity posture of the program's classified systems and networks used for development, integration, test, training, and operations. This is a mid- to senior-level role and an integrated program team (IPT) leadership position, and it includes a balance of program-facing leadership duties and hands-on technical work with your team. This position is an individual contributor position, not a functional management position with direct reports.

You will be responsible for leading a team of cyber engineers and analysts to on-schedule, on-budget completion of all efforts to achieve quality outcomes for the program and its stakeholders. These activities include but are not limited to:

1. Participating in cross-functional team coordination meetings, including weekly program flow down, program management status, and daily technical scrum meetings
2. Collaborating with other IPT leads and interfacing with program leadership to ensure the program satisfies all cybersecurity requirements
3. Leading development and maintenance of cybersecurity team standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other documentation as needed
4. Balancing a variety of duties ranging from micro-level tasks to macro-level projects
5. Delegating responsibilities and assignments to team members while maintaining accountability and appropriate oversight
6. Evaluating and onboarding new members to the cybersecurity team
7. Managing and delivering the system POA&M
8. Performing vulnerability assessments and compliance audits of systems and networks
9. Performing quarterly IA/cybersecurity patching and development of patch lists
10. Selecting DISA STIGs and hardening systems
11. Sustaining the system's Trellix endpoint security solutions products
12. Developing and verifying system, sub-system, and component level requirements derived from the SP800-53 security and privacy controls
13. Supporting development, verification, and validation of system design changes while maintaining or improving cybersecurity compliance
14. Leading execution of a security impact assessment prior to any system modification
15. Serving as the key stakeholder in maintaining an ongoing Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation for all test and operational systems
16. Working closely with other technical IPTs to develop and maintain robust documentation of the system baseline
17. Identifying, assessing, and handling risks and opportunities that impact program schedule, budget, and/or technical performance
18. Participating in future proposal work for cybersecurity activities
19. Developing and maintaining a close working relationship with our US Space Force customer
20. Staying up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity news, trends, threats, and developments across the defense industry
21. Identifying and evaluating new processes, tools, capabilities, and resources to improve system cybersecurity compliance

If you have a passion for cybersecurity and supporting the critical mission of our warfighters, this position is for you!

This role is full-time and in-person at the COCO-01 Northrop Grumman facility in a classified closed area environment. Duties will require occasional support at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs, CO. Travel is not anticipated for this role, but openness to potential future short-term CONUS and OCONUS travel assignments is preferred. Note: a non-expired passport is preferred but not required.

Basic Qualifications

• For a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: 5 years relevant cybersecurity experience with Bachelors degree in cybersecurity or related STEM field, or 3 years relevant experience with Masters degree in cybersecurity or related STEM field; 4 years of additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• For a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: 9 years relevant cybersecurity experience with Bachelors degree in cybersecurity or related STEM field, or 7 years relevant experience with Masters degree in cybersecurity or related STEM field; 4 years of additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Active IAT Level II (CompTIA Security+) certification
• Active Secret security clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Intermediate proficiency in RHEL OS command line and/or Windows PowerShell

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership or management of individual contributors
• Experience with gaining and/or maintaining ATO accreditation
• Experience developing Ports, Protocols, and Services Matrix (PPSM)
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices
• Experience with satellite communications ground system(s) and/or missile warning system(s)

Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.