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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Engineer A&A Team (25-016)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509

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Requisition ID: R10183914 Category:

Information Technology

Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

Telecommute:

No- Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Engineer A&A Team (25-016) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities. The successful candidate will be expected to communicate and work closely with C2BMC Operational ISSOs in direct support of the Operational eMASS packages managed by the A&A team. Will work closely with System owners, Cyber peers, Program Office technical/management staff, and other C2BMC Functional Areas to ensure the C2BMC fielded system attains and maintains appropriate Authorization for Connection, Test, and Operational purposes. Essential Functions: Assist with Cyber Products analysis, Vulnerability mitigation, and POA&M Management to assist the team in the successful delivery of eMASS Packages, Ports Protocols, and Services (PPS) in accordance with contract schedules.

Primary focus will rotate and blend technical documentation, surge support for authorization packages in eMASS, assessing vulnerabilities, engineering responses for system POA&Ms, proposal support, and conducting risk analysis for Risk Acceptance Requests (RARs).

Leadership experience, effective interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to support complex organizational relationships are required.

Excellent technical document preparation and verbal communication skills are required for presentations of technical Cyber issues and reports to the Government, Program Management, and other C2BMC Functional Areas.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master’s degree in a related discipline and 0 years of experience, or 6 years of related experience instead of a degree.

Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued

Secret

security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start.

DoD 8140 certification at

IAT Level II or higher

(Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is required to start.

Requires security engineering skills with a working knowledge of: Information Assurance (IA) technology

NIST standards

DoDI 8500.2

Risk Management Framework (RMF) Security Controls

Must have experience in the Agile Development Lifecycle, including: Generate requirements

Design architecture

Configure Cyber audit tools

Conduct verification

Perform Cyber vulnerability

Configuration activities

Requires a strong working knowledge of Cyber capabilities such as: Patch management

Multi-factor authentication

Host-based security

Intrusion detection

Security event management

Active/passive system scanning

Defense-in-depth

Recent experience and familiarity with creating/updating

Assessment and Authorization (A&A) packages for RMF Authority to Operate (ATOs)

is required.

Preferred Qualifications: Recent hands-on experience with Agile execution, tools, and methodologies is highly preferred.

Network design and software engineering backgrounds are a plus.

Highly desired experience using Scripting Languages such as

Python

and

PowerShell

to solve complex data analysis problems along with in-depth cyber vulnerability analysis.

Highly desired familiarity with vulnerability scanning and analysis tools such as: ACAS

(Tenable.sc / Nessus Vulnerability scanner)

Evaluate-STIG

STIG Manager

Trivy

What We Can Offer You: Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

Flexible Work Arrangements

Additional Northrop Grumman Information: Salary Range:

$89,400 - $134,200 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. 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.

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