Principal/Sr Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst

Northrop Grumman

86d • $137,400 - $206,000

About The Position

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst/Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team based in McClellan, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Masters; 1 year with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must possess an IAT Level II (DoD 8570) certification.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework accreditation functions, including documentation, scanning, assessment, POAM management, through all steps of the RMF.
• Experience with Continuous Monitoring to comply with RMF.
• Experience with cybersecurity, information security and information assurance roles.
• Experience executing and monitoring security tools, such as SIEM, Splunk, and vulnerability and compliance scanners.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple levels of classified systems and data and follow data transfer/trusted download/assured file transfer processes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification such as CompTIA Security+; required to start and must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
• Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
• Support process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits.
• Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, ICD 503), make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.
• Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
• Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results and preparation of required reports.
• Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and technical or coordination activity and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones POA&M.
• Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree