Northrop Grumman Corporation is hiring: Senior Cybersecurity Test Engineer in Sa
Northrop Grumman Corporation, San Antonio, TX, United States, 78208
Overview
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret. TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals conducting cybersecurity test activities in San Antonio, TX.
In this role, the Senior Cybersecurity Test Engineer (Senior Principal Cyber Protection) assesses and tests system cybersecurity requirements, system security architecture, and system security layout. The candidate will operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization (as required) to accomplish team goals by coordinating with customers and other testing organizations.
Duties will include but are not limited to guiding, scheduling, planning, executing, and reporting cyber test activities to develop artifacts in support of authorization packages. The Senior Cybersecurity Test Engineer will perform cyber-attack path analysis of system architectures and is responsible for the security governance, risk management, and compliance of a system while it is under test for the customer. Periodic travel to operational or development sites is anticipated to perform & support cyber test activities.
Responsibilities
Perform cyber testing, verification, and validation
Validate system security requirements definition and analysis, establish system security designs, implement security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures
Participate in team reviews of technical requirements, designs and implementation plans prior to deployment of systems, digital communications systems, network protocols, computer architectures, and computer security penetration tools and techniques
Provide cyber security implementation guidance to technical design teams and develop testing use cases to meet requirements and architecture model content.
Support development of technical decision-making guidance to the Cybersecurity team to ensure timely, high quality product deliveries supporting flight test events geared to meet mission requirements
Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8140, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101
Ensure weapon system assessments are completed to meet all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to RMF and cyber survivability requirements
Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to cybersecurity-relevant plans and schedules
Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile environment
Support training and mentoring of junior cyber testers
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science/Engineering, Software Development/Engineering, or related STEM degree field and 8 years of related experience; or a Master's degree and 6 years of related experience. Note: 12 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
US Citizenship is required
Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Security Clearance is required to be considered with the ability to obtain SCI and SAP access
Must possess a DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher.
Experience with penetration testing
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with all areas of test planning and execution to include functional, operational, developmental, and regression
Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and briefings
Prior experience as an Offensive Cyber Operator (Red Team, CNO, CNE, or OCO) preferred (i.e. graduate of Computer Network Operations Qualification Course (CNOQC), Remote Interactive Operators Training (RIOT) and Future Operator Readiness, Growth & Enrichment Course (FORGE)).
Prior hand-on cyber test experience in a DoD Cyber Developmental Test or Operational Test (DT/OT) organization i.e. (i.e., 96th Cyber Test Group, 346th Test Squadron).
Possess a Cybersecurity certification related to Red Teaming/Penetration Testing: GPEN, GXPN or OSCP.
DoD Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) "Test & Evaluation" Certification, Level 1 or higher.
Primary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00
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.