Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer to join their team. The role involves executing Systems Security Engineering tasks and supporting cybersecurity assessments and processes for weapon systems.
Participate in cybersecurity execution capability assessments
Draft cybersecurity process and training material for use by the Sector and the WSC team
Participate in peer reviews for sector and internal process
Participate in communication activities including document development, stakeholder meetings, and briefings
Support data analytics by gathering metrics and working with visualizations
Participate in direct program support activities
Use agile engineering practices and the Atlassian suite to complete assigned work
Perform system categorization based on impact analysis
Perform vulnerability and compliance scans using DoD preferred tools (ACAS, SCC)
Develop artifacts required to support an IATT and ATO (test plans, diagrams, system security plan, risk assessment report, security control traceability matrix, plan of action and milestones, security assessment report)
Participate in Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events across the system development lifecycle including PDR, CDR, SRR, TRR
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with no years of experience
Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
Current/active DoD Top-Secret clearance
Active DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (CompTIA Security+) certification or able to obtain within 6 months of hire
Understanding of the requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation process
Understanding of the Systems Engineering processes and milestones
Experience working in a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture
Experience working with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
Working knowledge of technical security controls and the RMF process
Working knowledge of programming/scripting languages (e.g. C, C++, Python)
Experience working cybersecurity on weapon systems
Experience remediating, mitigating, and documenting cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
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.
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.
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Glassdoor
3.9
Founded in 1994
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
https://www.northropgrumman.com
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
