Principal Cyber Systems Engineer-AHT

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Cyber Systems Engineering team supporting the development of mission-critical defense systems.

The Principal Cyber Systems Engineer will support the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program and work with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with program security requirements and secure deployment patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of cyber systems experience or Master’s with 3+ years.
• Active Secret security clearance to Start.
• DoD 8140/8570 certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Experience managing and manipulating containers (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Provide technical analyses of cyber infrastructure challenges and problems; develop/identify technical solutions responsive to customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments on containerized applications; drive remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and security engineers to define secure architectures and deployment patterns.
• Ensure cyber survivability attributes are implemented in system designs.
• Support the security architecture and influence the security tools selection and development.

Skills

Security assessments

Container security

Linux administration

DevSecOps

Agile teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Podman

Docker

Kubernetes

Red Hat Linux

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Job Description

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Cyber Systems Engineering team supporting the development of mission-critical defense systems.

Position Overview

The Principal Cyber Systems Engineer will provide support for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program. The selected candidate will work with the cybersecurity team to continuously ensure systems are compliant with program security requirements.

What You’ll Get to Do

• Perform security assessments on containerized applications; drive remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and security engineers to define secure architectures and deployment patterns.
• Ensure cyber survivability attributes are implemented in system designs.
• Support the security architecture and influence the security tools selection and development.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with 5 years of cyber systems experience - or - master’s degree in a STEM field with 3 years of cyber systems experience.
• Active Secret security clearance to Start.
• Requires an Active DoD 8140/8570 certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Experience managing and manipulating containers (e.g. Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Provide technical analyses of cyber infrastructure challenges and problems; develop/identify technical solutions responsive to customer needs.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability, and security of the system including installation, upgrading, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration.
• Collaborate with SW development and cyber teams on implementing and documenting plans for system deployment(s).
• Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment.
• Experience working in a Linux environment (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) including basic command-line usage, file system navigation, and process management.
• Exposure to basic shell scripting (e.g., Bash) for automation of routine tasks.
• Familiarity with Linux user and permission management (users, groups, file permissions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience enforcing container security standards and remediate vulnerabilities in container images.
• Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, including user management, security patching, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with systems engineering, software, integration/test, configuration management, and program stakeholders to support cybersecurity execution across the system lifecycle.
• Proven experience working within IT Systems Design, Deployment and Administration.

Primary Level Salary Range

$119,600.00 - $179,400.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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