Principal/Sr Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer

3 weeks ago

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Top Secret Clearance Jobs Full time
About the job Principal/Sr Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer
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Requisition ID: R
  • Category: Information Technology
  • Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America
  • Clearance Type: Secret
  • Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
  • Positions Available: 1
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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

As a Principal/Sr Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer, you will be developing systems using current technologies and others yet to come. We are seeking team members who have a thirst for knowledge, approach each day with optimism, and have a relentless drive to solve complex problems. Creativity and innovation are imperative for this role, because at Northrop Grumman, many of the problems we work on are impossible... until they're not. This position will be based in our Colorado Springs airport facility.

The Engineering organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission

What You'll Get To Do
  • Perform assessment of systems and networks within the networking environment and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This is achieved through passive evaluations such as compliance audits using STIG Viewer, SCAP, etc
  • 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 to 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
  • Update RMF authorization packages in eMASS with implementation details for system/site specific security controls.
  • Coordinate, collect, prepare, and maintain RMF body of evidence documentation relevant to operational processes, procedures, and site-specific information.
  • Prepare, update, and import (into eMASS) 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 supports obtaining assessment and authorization of systems. Includes support of process, analysis, coordination, control certification test, compliance documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research, inspections, and periodic audits.
  • 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
This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either a Principal or Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer.

Basic Qualifications For a Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer
  • Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application with ability to obtain Top Secret
  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant work experience; 3 years with a Master's; 0 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Current DoD M IAT II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, SSCP, etc.)
  • Security engineering skills with a working knowledge of cybersecurity technology and DoD/Federal cybersecurity policy (i.e., DoDI , NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP etc.)
  • Familiarity in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle to include: generating testable requirements, identifying resilient architecture design, providing analysis of vulnerability findings, conducting verification testing of compliance assessments, and configuring, running, and scripting audit tools
  • Technical documentation and analysis experience; proficient with Microsoft Office tool suite
  • Experience performing vulnerability and compliance scans utilizing Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) / Nessus /
  • Linux Sys Admin Experience
  • STIG hardening
Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Test Engineer:
  • Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application with ability to obtain Top Secret
  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant work experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Current DoD M IAT II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, SSCP, etc.)
  • Security engineering skills with a working knowledge of cybersecurity technology and DoD/Federal cybersecurity policy (i.e., DoDI , NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP etc.)
  • Familiarity in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle to include: generating testable requirements, identifying resilient architecture design, providing analysis of vulnerability findings, conducting verification testing of compliance assessments, and configuring, running, and scripting audit tools
  • Technical documentation and analysis experience; proficient with Microsoft Office tool suite
  • Experience performing vulnerability and compliance scans utilizing Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) / Nessus /
  • Linux Sys Admin Experience
  • STIG hardening
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 9 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.
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance
  • Penetration testing focused 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, etc.
  • Familiarity with STIG/SCAP compliance scanning (SCC) and implementation
  • Familiarity or experience with Agile development methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
  • Carbon Black (install, configure, maintain, run)
  • VMWare/Container Experience
  • eMASS experience and familiarization with ATO
  • Elastic Stack experience
  • IAT III Certification (CISSP)
  • Travel to OCONUS (20%)
Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900

Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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