Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is currently seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer or Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL. In this role, you will be responsible for System Security Engineering across all phases of a system’s acquisition / development lifecycle. The successful candidate will use good systems engineering practices to develop and deliver secure system architecture implementations based on DoD, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes, policies and guidelines. Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment. This role can be filled at either the Engineer or Principal Engineer Level based on the qualifications below.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience (for Engineer Level)
Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience (for Principal Engineer Level)
Familiarity with DoD System Security Engineering activities (security requirements engineering, risk assessment and management, secure architecture design, implementation and verification activities)
Active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
DODD 8140.01 qualifying certification, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar network/security certifications

Nice To Haves

Experience working with, and providing oversight and guidance to, different IPTs and Suppliers/Subcontractors in support of design development, implementation, and test/verification activities
Experience with developing, executing, and managing Program Protection, Supply Chain Risk, and Counterfeit Parts Prevention plans as well as performing Criticality Analysis of system components
Risk Management Framework (RMF), development of System Security Plans, Assessment Reports, attack path modeling, and mitigation strategies
Experience with embedded computing environments and technologies
Experience with cloud computing environments and technologies
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as Cameo or other similar system modeling tools
Experience applying agile methodologies to the development of cybersecurity capabilities for embedded systems
Experience working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
Familiarity with U.S Government Anti-Tamper (AT) processes and implementations
Ability to obtain a US Government Top Secret security clearance to include a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)

Responsibilities

Verify and validate system level cybersecurity requirements to support successful system sell-off
Maintain awareness of and provide SSE input to subsystem-level cybersecurity architectures to ensure seamless integration into system level architectures
Support ongoing authorization efforts including briefing authorization status and development of supporting documentation in coordination with internal and external stakeholders
Develop cybersecurity architecture and associated documentation in support of required system capability
Serve as a technical liaison to internal and external teams in support of program activities requiring SSE subject matter expertise
Prepare technical documents, provide briefings, attend security-related working groups, support ongoing authorization efforts including development of supporting documentation, develop procedures, and work in a fast-changing dynamic environment with minimal direction
Perform other System Security Engineering (SSE) duties as assigned