Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•$91,800 - $170,900•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 to join their team in Colorado Springs, CO. This position will be based at their Colorado Springs airport facility. The role involves performing assessments of systems and networks, identifying deviations from acceptable configurations, and authoring security testing documentation. The engineer will also coordinate and maintain Risk Management Framework (RMF) documentation, prepare artifacts for Assessment and Authorization activities, and perform analyses to validate cybersecurity controls. This position is contingent upon program award, funding, and obtaining and maintaining necessary security clearances and program access. The role can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.

Requirements

Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Current DoD 8570.01M IAT II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, SSCP)
Experience with cybersecurity or security engineering, including cybersecurity principles, risk management, security assessments, vulnerability management, and/or system hardening.
Experience with cybersecurity frameworks, standards, tools, or technologies used to assess and secure information systems.

Nice To Haves

Security engineering skills with a working knowledge of cybersecurity technology and DoD/Federal cybersecurity policy (i.e., DoDI 8500.01, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-115)
Familiarity in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle to include generating testable
Experience performing vulnerability and compliance scans utilizing Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) / Nessus / tenable.sc
Linux Sys Admin Experience
STIG hardening
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of cybersecurity engineering and/or testing experience; or 7 years’ experience with a master’s degree; or 4 years with PhD. Relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Penetration testing focuses on certification e.g., OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN
Experience using and/or configuring SIEM & Log Aggregation software
Experience conducting cybersecurity assessments of RHEL environments
Understanding of networking, subnetting, firewalls, NAT, ACL's, vLANs.
Familiarity with STIG/SCAP compliance scanning (SCC) and implementation using Evaluate-STIG, STIG Manager, Xylok, and automation of scanning using Ansible or Python.
Familiarity or experience with Agile development methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
Familiarity with Jira and/or other Atlassian tools
VMWare/Container Experience
eMASS experience and familiarization with ATO
Elastic Stack experience
Cross-Domain Solution (CDS) experience and its authorization, working with Cross-Domain Support Element (CDSE) and the National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office (NCDSMO)
IAT III Certification (CISSP)
Travel to OCONUS/ CONUS (25%)

Responsibilities

Perform assessment of systems and networks within the environment and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
Author, update, and review security testing documentation including security assessment plans, test cases, and cyber test methodologies.
Conduct annual security controls assessment to support continuous monitoring.
Provide input for Security Assessment Reports (SAR) and Risk Assessment Reports (RAR).
Work with the program’s System Program Office (SPO) contractor and government personnel supporting the RMF Cybersecurity Engineer on updating systems eMASS records.
Coordinate, collect, prepare, and maintain RMF body of evidence documentation relevant to operational processes, procedures, and site-specific information.
Prepare and update artifacts supporting Assessment and Authorization activities and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
Perform assessments of RMF artifacts and identify where those artifacts deviate RMF control requirements.
Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (e.g., NISPOM, NIST, DoD, AFI), making recommendations on process tailoring, participating in and documenting process activities.
Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and support obtaining assessment and authorization of systems.
Perform analyses to validate established cybersecurity controls and requirements and to recommend cybersecurity safeguards.
Coordinate across the program to address identified deficiencies during RMF assessment activities.