Senior Principal Cybersecurity Analyst

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support mission critical network infrastructure and accreditation activities. The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, deep RMF experience, and hands-on use of Nessus, Splunk, and Xacti tools.

You will work on defense-grade systems across multiple domains with opportunities for professional growth. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required to be considered and to start.
• 5 years of experience with Bachelors degree; 3 years with Masters; 1 year with PhD; 9 years with High School diploma
• Experience reviewing technical security assessments of computing environments that identify points of vulnerability or non-compliance
• Experience implementing the RMF process and documenting certification and accreditation artifacts
• Must have experience supporting the A&A process for system accreditation
• Hands-on experience capturing, inspecting, and analyzing network packets with tools like Wireshark
• Proficiency in querying logs, building dashboards, and investigating alerts within SIEM platforms such as Splunk, ELK Stack
• Solid understanding of OSI model, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, and firewall rule sets

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment and identify deviations from configurations or policy.
• Assist in certification and accreditation activities, including plan updates and MA&M artifacts.
• Support RMF processes and document A&A activities; contribute to government security testing and evaluation.
• Analyze security test results and prepare required reports for accreditation authorities.
• Document results of certification activities and update system security plans and POA&Ms.
• Monitor audits and ensure corrective actions are closed.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph

RMF implementation

Network packet analysis

SIEM analysis

Vulnerability assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

High School diploma

Tools

Nessus

Rapid7

Splunk

Xacta

Wireshark

SolarWinds

ELK Stack

MS Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support mission critical network infrastructure and accreditation activities. The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, deep RMF experience, and hands-on use of Nessus, Splunk, and Xacti tools.

You will work on defense-grade systems across multiple domains with opportunities for professional growth. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.