Staff Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering organization that is at the forefront of technological advancements. As a Staff Cybersecurity Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the cybersecurity landscape for revolutionary systems. This position involves evaluating and implementing cybersecurity requirements, guiding security architecture, and ensuring the effectiveness of security protections. You will work in a dynamic environment that values intellectual curiosity and innovation, contributing to projects that have a lasting impact on society. If you are ready to take on challenges and make history, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Company paid holidays

Discretionary bonus

Overtime eligibility

Shift differential

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in Cybersecurity Engineering or related field.
• Direct experience with NIST 800-160 and RMF documentation.

Responsibilities

• Author and review cybersecurity requirements and documentation.
• Implement cybersecurity protections and assess vulnerabilities.

Skills

Cybersecurity Engineering

Requirements Analysis

Risk Management Framework (RMF)

System Security Engineering

Technical Documentation

Vulnerability Assessment

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

SonarQube

Fortify

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Mission Defense Cyber Team has an opening for a Staff Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (CSSE) supporting the Sentinel program from one of our various Northrop Grumman locations. A Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (CSSE) assess/evaluates the customers’/stakeholders’ cybersecurity requirements to decompose, derive, and refine with clarity the system’s cybersecurity requirements to drive the built-in cybersecurity protections to the architecture and design. The CSSE also guides/supports the security layout / architecture and influences the security tools selection and development. The CSSE evaluates/assess the proposed and realized implementation to identify security risks and verify the cybersecurity protections from the design are realized and integrated. The CSSE guides/supports the development of verification efforts to ensure the cybersecurity protections / capabilities are functional, effective, and complete. A CSSE supports the definition of security governance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

1. Author and review requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down
2. Implement and review traceability of requirements throughout a spec tree architecture
3. Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections
4. Document and review traceability of requirements to the design & its models
5. Implement and review the application of cybersecurity profile stereotypes to a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture
6. Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers
7. Review and Assess stakeholder security objectives, protection needs and concerns, security requirements, and associated verification/validation methods
8. Implement, review and assess cybersecurity system requirements verification/validation methods
9. Identify and/or assess vulnerabilities and susceptibility to life cycle disruptions, hazards, and threats
10. Provide security considerations to inform systems engineering efforts with the objective to reduce errors, flaws, and weakness that may constitute security vulnerability leading to unacceptable asset loss and consequences
11. Identify, quantify, and evaluate the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions
12. Author, support and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package documentation: Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc.

Basic Qualifications for a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

1. Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience; Master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or a PhD with 8 years of experience in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or related technical fields. Will consider 16 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
2. Direct Experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and/or the system development life cycle
3. Processing SOW, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification & validation, field test, etc.
4. Direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation
5. Current DoD 8570 certification for IASAE Level II (CISSP) and ability to obtain IASAE Level III within 6 months of hire
6. A current/active DoD Secret clearance.
7. Must be able to obtain Special Access (SAP) to the program.
8. The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance is required

Preferred Qualifications

1. System security architecture experience
2. Experience working with DOORS and CAMEO
3. Security related tool suite in DevSecOps pipeline (SonarQube, Fortify etc)
4. Familiarity with Systems Security Engineering (SSE) documentation (e.g. Cybersecurity Strategies, Information Support Plans, Program Protection Plans (PPPs)
5. Familiarity with Anti-Tamper Plans, Counterintelligence Support Plans, Integrated Threat Assessment Reports, Operations Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Plans, Cybersecurity Strategies, Information Support Plans, Enterprise Architecture Views and NIST SP 800-160
6. DoD 8570 certification for IASAE III (ISSEP, ISSAP)
7. Experience with Agile methodologies
8. Active TS/SCI clearance

Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,600.00

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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.