Northrop Grumman-posted 4 months ago
$110,300 - $165,500/Yr
Full-time

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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems presents an excellent opportunity for a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer—Network Security Engineer III (25-393) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This position, based in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not offer relocation support and requires on-site work with no remote options available. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a crucial part of the Missile Defense System. It provides an essential operational platform that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC offers a layered missile defense capability, providing an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It functions as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to enhance overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital component of all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the missile defense system's current and future capabilities.

  • Serve as the primary Network Security Engineer supporting the C2BMC Program
  • Plan, deploy, integrate, and test upgrades to the C2BMC network at operational sites
  • Independently research different networking and security topics and generate reports on the findings
  • Ensure the team's devices comply with STIGs and are appropriately secured, along with executing any necessary Cyber protocols
  • Implement standard DoD security practices, such as STIG compliance and system accreditation efforts
  • Understand the fundamentals of VMware and ESXi STIGing/hardening
  • Document project design and development efforts thoroughly
  • Collaborate with other departments to explain network security requirements and ensure compliance
  • Design security configurations and test procedures
  • Summarize, brief, and propose solutions to security issues for leadership
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Engineering, Network Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university preferred, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
  • Current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
  • Current active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CASP+CE, GSEC, SSCP, CND, GICSP, etc.)
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% to support business needs
  • Understand the OSI Model, TCP/IP, VLANs, and UDP Multicast
  • Know firewall configuration, including Juniper, Cisco, and Palo Alto
  • Be familiar with ACL design and function
  • Gain hands-on experience with multi-vendor switching and routing (Juniper, Cisco)
  • Scripting knowledge in Python, Ansible, PowerShell
  • Solid understanding of JUNOS
  • Prior C2BMC experience
  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
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