Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 1

Northrop Grumman•Jessup, MD

4d•$133,000 - $199,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a candidate with outstanding leadership skills to fill a Cyber System Engineering Manager 1 position in Annapolis Junction, MD. This is a dual role position encompassing both people leadership and direct technical performance. This position will manage a team that may support multiple programs, projects and initiatives. The position requires daily on site presence and is located specifically in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. This role will focus on two primary areas of responsibility, People Leadership and Technical Performance. People Leadership responsibilities include: Management of individual contributors; Ensure team has a clear purpose and clear roles; Communicate information to employees in a timely manner to help them to be productive and engaged; Give direct feedback to people on her/his team about performance and potential in the organization; Find and develop talent; Staffing and workload forecast; Coordinating specific staffing requirements; Employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development; Participation in recruiting events and interviews, identifying rotational opportunities for employees, and performance management; Ensure personnel within the discipline team are meeting technical requirements of supported programs; The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and have success as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; Work with Program Management to ensure that projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Technical responsibilities include: The candidate must have a technical performance role on one of the classified programs at Annapolis Junction that can account for at least 80% of their time. Technical performance responsibilities will vary with each candidate but will align to mid- level System Engineering scope such as: Work within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high quality product deliveries and flight test events that meet mission Cyber requirements Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program cyber requirements and meet mission objectives As a member of a team of specialized NGMS cyber systems engineers, support the development and enhancement of Launch and Missile Defense systems Participate as part of an extended team of US government, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman Space, and supplier of cybersecurity practitioners across multiple program locations Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101 Propose and design cyber systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements Provide cyber implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams Develop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed Participate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to development of computer systems, digital communications systems, networking devices, computer architectures Perform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs with recommendations to mitigate and reduce risk Participate in cybersecurity assessment activities and review cybersecurity assessment methods, plans, procedures, reports and security penetration test planning and execution. Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to cybersecurity-relevant plans and schedules Identify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems Apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Cyber Security implementation Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment Support program engineering review boards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years, Master’s degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 2 years of experience in: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 9 years’ experience in a cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree.
Comprehension of systems engineering principles, theories and concepts
Experience leading multi-discipline engineering teams
Proven leadership skills as a people and technical leader, and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
Demonstrated experience of frequent contact with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels
Able to work semi independently with general direction from senior leadership
Direct experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and/or the system development life cycle
Direct experience in one or more of the following Systems Engineering activities: system requirements decomposition/derivation/flow down/traceability, architecture, high-level/detail design, implementation, integration and test, and/or verification & validation.
Direct experience supporting the development of RMF assessment authorization artifacts development to satisfy NIST SP 800-37 requirements.
Possession of an active Secret clearance.
Must be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
Must be able to obtain Special Access to the program.
Able to obtain within six months of hire an IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140

Nice To Haves

Previous Functional Management Experience
Experienced in all aspects of the Engineering processes
Excellent communication (written and oral), negotiation, coordination, and interpersonal skills
Proven collaboration with program managers and customer representatives to meet program objectives
Experience managing and directing efforts following an Agile and DevSecOps process model
Proven success by analyzing, estimating, and implementing solutions to complex problems spanning multiple engineering disciplines
Ability to calmly negotiate challenging program requirements, strategies, and conflicting constraints among a large and diverse group of program stakeholders.
Familiar with Agile methodologies
Master's degree in a relevant technical or management specialty
IASAE level III certified (ISSEP, ISSAP) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140
Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
Software Assurance experience.
Expertise with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and related tools such as Cameo
Expertise with Requirement Management tools such as IBM DOORs.
Knowledge of Cyber Security systems engineering practices, network technologies, DoD system development life cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications
Expertise with containerized software systems in accordance with DoD DevSecOps Reference Design
Experience innovating in Cybersecurity Accreditation processes and procedures in a multi-certification (Cyber, Nuclear Surety, etc.) context as part of a Digital Engineering Environment
Experience authoring and maintaining critical program authorization documents such as Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Security Assessment Plans.
Experience in a Systems Engineering role with responsibilities in the planning, designing, implementation, testing, and delivery of a system with Cyber/Information Assurance requirements

Responsibilities

Management of individual contributors
Ensure team has a clear purpose and clear roles
Communicate information to employees in a timely manner to help them to be productive and engaged
Give direct feedback to people on her/his team about performance and potential in the organization
Find and develop talent
Staffing and workload forecast
Coordinating specific staffing requirements
Employee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development
Participation in recruiting events and interviews, identifying rotational opportunities for employees, and performance management
Ensure personnel within the discipline team are meeting technical requirements of supported programs
Work with Program Management to ensure that projects are completed on schedule and within budget
Work within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high quality product deliveries and flight test events that meet mission Cyber requirements
Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program cyber requirements and meet mission objectives
Support the development and enhancement of Launch and Missile Defense systems
Participate as part of an extended team of US government, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman Space, and supplier of cybersecurity practitioners across multiple program locations
Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101
Propose and design cyber systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements
Provide cyber implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams
Develop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed
Participate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to development of computer systems, digital communications systems, networking devices, computer architectures
Perform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs with recommendations to mitigate and reduce risk
Participate in cybersecurity assessment activities and review cybersecurity assessment methods, plans, procedures, reports and security penetration test planning and execution.
Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to cybersecurity-relevant plans and schedules
Identify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems
Apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Cyber Security implementation
Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment
Support program engineering review boards