Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Cloud & RMF (TS)

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Colorado Springs seeks an Early Career Cybersecurity Professional to support an Agile Space program, focusing on cloud infrastructure security and RMF artifacts. You will operate as an ISSO, developing security requirements and leading continuous monitoring for a private cloud environment.

If you thrive on ownership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with platform deployment teams, this role offers the chance to work on mission-critical software and earn a competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (STEM) with 2 years of relevant experience or Master’s Degree (STEM) with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance; SCI eligible and U.S. Citizenship required.
• Understanding of NIST 800-37 RMF, NIST 800-53 controls and OWASP Top 10 security controls; systems engineering requirements analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of secure systems in an Agile environment; ensure compliance with security requirements.
• Conduct security assessments of mission software to support system security posture.
• Develop and implement security tools and automation; include code analysis, vulnerability scanning, and conformance checks.
• Create RMF artifacts: SSP, RAR, SCTM, POA&Ms and security policies for applications.

Skills

Cloud Security

RMF

OWASP Top 10

Security Assessments

DevOps

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor's Degree (STEM)

Master's Degree (STEM)

CISSP

CSSLP

CASP

CISM

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Colorado Springs seeks an Early Career Cybersecurity Professional to support an Agile Space program, focusing on cloud infrastructure security and RMF artifacts. You will operate as an ISSO, developing security requirements and leading continuous monitoring for a private cloud environment.

If you thrive on ownership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with platform deployment teams, this role offers the chance to work on mission-critical software and earn a competitive