Principal Cyber Systems Engineer - 17414

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.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan test procedures and execute cyber testing to support verification and validation of system level cyber requirements.
• Provide test data in support of validating 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, system designs and cyber implementation plans prior to deployment of systems, digital communications systems, network protocols, computer architectures, and computer security penetration tools and techniques.
• Provide test data back to the program to better the design of system under test 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science/Engineering, Software Development/Engineering, or related STEM degree field and 5 years of related experience; or a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience . Note: 9 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, a DoD Top Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment.
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain access to Special Programs as a condition of employment, maintaining Special Programs access will be a condition of employment.
• Must possess a DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher. (i.e. Security+ CE or equivalent).
• • Must have hands on experience in one of the following Cyber engineering disciplines: cybersecurity principles, security components , implementation, or testing.
• Experience with requirements development, derivation, and/or development of test procedures from requirements.
• Knowledge of types of cyber testing, i.e. penetration testing and/or areas of test planning and execution to include functional, operational, developmental, and regression testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and briefings.
• Experience with Atlassian products to include Confluence and JIRA to track projects and tasks.
• 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, PNPT, CPTS, or OSCP.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $108,200.00 - $162,400.00

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.