Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Annual bonus potential

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to lead system security across the lifecycle. Responsibilities include SSE duties, security architecture, and interaction with cyber functions to ensure mission assurance in a fast-paced Agile environment.

The role requires DoD secret clearance (and potential SAP) with experience in RMF, security docs, and model-based systems engineering tools; travel up to 10% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 9+ years cybersecurity experience OR Master’s with 7+ years OR PhD with 4+ years.
• DoD System Security Engineering activities: security requirements, risk management, secure architecture.
• RMF experience: System Security Plans, Assessment Reports, attack path modeling, mitigations.
• Experience leading junior engineers and coordinating IPTs and suppliers.
• Active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) and potential SAP clearance.
• DoD 8140.01 cert (CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Perform SSE duties and lead security architecture design solutions.
• Interface with cyber functional areas and management for program execution.
• Prepare technical documents and briefings; support authorization efforts including documentation.
• Collaborate with IPTs and suppliers to ensure secure implementation and testing.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

System Security Engineering

RMF

DoD SSE guidance

Education

STEM degree + years of experience

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team onsite in Melbourne, FL. This position will be responsible for System Security Engineering across all phases of a system’s acquisition / development lifecycle.

The selected Cyber Systems Engineer will have 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:

• This position requires knowledge and experience using systems security engineering methodologies and techniques.
• Requirements development and analysis, including supporting trade studies.
• System Architecture development and Modeling
• Must be able to 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. Serves 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.