Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman invites applications for a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer onsite in Melbourne, FL. The role covers System Security Engineering across the system lifecycle, requiring DoD security clearance and experience with RMF, NIST, CNSSI, and risk management processes.

Agile methods like Scrum/Kanban are used in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include SSE duties, architecture design, and liaison with cyber teams, management, and suppliers to ensure secure, compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM from an accredited university with 9 years of cybersecurity experience or Master’s with 7 years or PhD with 4 years.
• Experience with DoD SSE activities (security requirements engineering, risk assessment and management, secure architecture design, implementation and verification).
• Experience with RMF, System Security Plans, Assessment Reports, attack path modeling, and mitigation strategies.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and IPTs/subcontractors in design, implementation, and test/verification.

Responsibilities

• Apply system security engineering methods and techniques across the lifecycle.
• Develop and analyze requirements, supporting trade studies.
• Develop system architecture and modeling; prepare technical documents and briefings.
• Support authorization efforts with documentation, procedures, and fast-changing environments.
• Lead SSE duties and provide technical direction for secure architecture solutions.
• Interface with cyber functional areas and executives to ensure mission success.

Skills

Cybersecurity

RMF

DoD SSE

Agile

NIST

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Cameo

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.

Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – onsite in Melbourne, FL. This position will be responsible for System Security Engineering across all phases of a system’s acquisition / development lifecycle.

Candidate responsibilities include experience with Cybersecurity engineering and implementations based on DoD, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes, policies and guidelines. Candidates should be comfortable working in an Agile Development Environment employing agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, etc.).

Essential Functions

• Knowledge and experience using systems security engineering methodologies and techniques.
• Requirements development and analysis, including supporting trade studies.
• System Architecture development and Modeling.
• Prepare technical documents, provide briefings, support ongoing authorization efforts including development of supporting documentation, develop procedures, and work in a fast-changing dynamic environment with minimal direction.
• Responsible for System Security Engineering (SSE) duties as assigned and provide technical leadership towards developing security architecture design solutions.
• Comfortable working in an Agile Development environment.
• Interface with other cyber functional areas, internal company management and executives with a focus on effective program execution and mission assurance; serve as a technical liaison and/or external spokesperson.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 9 years Cybersecurity experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM and 7 years of Cybersecurity experience OR PhD in STEM and 4 years of Cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with DoD System Security Engineering activities (security requirements engineering, risk assessment and management, secure architecture design, implementation and verification activities).
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), development of System Security Plans, Assessment Reports, attack path modeling, and mitigation strategies.
• Experience working with, and providing oversight and guidance to, junior engineers and different IPTs and Suppliers/Subcontractors in support of design development, implementation, and test/verification activities.
• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance (at a minimum, with a background investigation completed within last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance before establishing a start date (contingency).
• Possess a DODD 8140.01 qualifying certification, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar network/security certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded computing environments and technologies.
• Experience with cloud computing environments and technologies.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as Cameo or other similar system modeling tools.
• Experience developing cybersecurity architectures in a Digital Engineering environment.
• Experience applying agile methodologies to the development of cybersecurity capabilities for embedded systems.
• Experience with NSA Type-1 certification process, Cross Domain Solution implementation and certification, Multi-Level Security systems implementation, Program Protection countermeasures, and Supply Chain Risk Management.
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Familiarity with U.S Government Anti-Tamper (AT) processes and implementations.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance to include a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).

Primary Level Salary Range: $135,000.00 - $202,600.00.

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.