Cyber Systems Engineer — TS Clearance

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a security-focused professional to lead design, development, and implementation of secure systems in an Agile environment. You will ensure RMF compliance and conduct security assessments of mission software.

Responsibilities include developing RMF artifacts (SSP, RAR, SCTM, POA&Ms), implementing security tools, and supporting ATO processes. Strong background in security controls, cloud security, and embedded software is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (STEM) with 2 Years of relevant experience, or a Master’s Degree (STEM) with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, SCI Eligible and U.S. Citizenship required.
• Understanding of NIST 800-37 (Risk Management Framework), NIST 800-53 (Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems) and OWASP Top 10 security controls and the Systems Engineering requirements analysis, decomposition, and analysis process.
• Experience with Cloud Security and Best Practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Systems Engineering Review Processes, and System/Software Accreditation Milestones.
• Bachelors and/or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or Information Systems Management.
• Possess CISSP, CSSLP, CASP, CISM or equivalent certification.
• 2+ years of experience in the Defense Space Industry.
• Experience in Application Security, Software Development, DevOps, and/or related field.
• Experience with Embedded (C/C++), Scripting (Python) and Object-Oriented Programming languages (Java); previous development experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Zero-Trust Security Principles and Implementation Approaches.
• #COSpace.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, and/or implementation of secure systems in an Agile engineering environment.
• Continuously ensure systems are compliant with program security requirements.
• Conducting security assessments of mission software applications, including code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and application security testing.
• Assist in the development and implementation of security tools and automation processes (Static and Dynamic Code Analysis, Dependency Scanning, Compliance and Vulnerability Scanning, Auditing & Event Monitoring).
• Developing standard RMF artifacts (SSP, RAR, SCTM, POA&Ms) and security policies/best practices for application security.
• Support the system accreditation process to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) and RMF-based assessments.
• Document SOPs and perform patching, remediation, antivirus updates, and continuous monitoring (ConMon).
• Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of per security policies in the authorization package.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF

Cloud security

OWASP Top 10

Education

Bachelor's Degree (STEM)

Master's Degree (STEM)

Tools

C/C++

Python

Java

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a security-focused professional to lead design, development, and implementation of secure systems in an Agile environment. You will ensure RMF compliance and conduct security assessments of mission software.

Responsibilities include developing RMF artifacts (SSP, RAR, SCTM, POA&Ms), implementing security tools, and supporting ATO processes. Strong background in security controls, cloud security, and embedded software is preferred.