Sr. Principal Information Assurance Engineer - Top Secret Clearance (Satellite/Space Systems)
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: August 5, 2022
Job Description:
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.This
experienced, cleared position for a Sr Principal Cyber/SSE executes
Systems Security Engineering (SSE) tasks in support of Space
Programs, with responsibilities across Space Segments,
Communications Segments, Ground Segments, and in some cases User
Segments. This position is based in our Gilbert, Arizona facility
and is focused on securing space vehicle test laboratories,
Integration & Test environments, Research & Development
environments, in support of national security Space Systems.
- Working as the Cyber/Systems Security Engineering Subject
Matter Expert (SME) part of an integrated product team (IPT) to
architect, implement, and satisfy NIST 800-171 and/or NIST 800-53
Risk Management Framework (RMF) CyberSecurity, CyberResilience,
and/or CyberSurvivability requirements in support of: satellite
systems, communications links, and ground command & control (C2)
systems - including test labs and other enclaves.
- Allocating system-level requirements (and/or mapping to
security controls), which includes working as part of the systems
engineering team to decompose system-level security requirements
across relevant Segments, Subsystems and down to specific
Components.
- This allocation process includes requirements associated with
secure program protection requirements across Systems Security
Engineering specialty areas, or the following disciplines: Software
Security Assurance, TEMPEST, COMSEC Key Management, and
cryptographic component integration/development/certification.
- Leading junior Cyber/SSE personnel and individually
contributing to Attack Surface Analysis (ASA) and preparing Systems
Security Plan (SSP) documentation for enclaves/environments that
support development, integration & test of complex space systems,
including Risk Assessment Reports (RAR), Security Control
Traceability Matrices (SCTM), and Security Assessment
Plans/Reports.
- Leading systems secure development activities, specifically
hardening systems to meet secure baseline requirements, such as
DISA STIGs or CIS Benchmarks, for Commercial, Off-The-Shelf (COTS)
technologies. And/or supporting, cognizant engineers in the
hardening of custom-built hardware/software.
- Leading and Executing assessment procedures to verify
conformance with Commercial, Federal Civilian agency, Department of
Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, IA/Cyber security controls,
and or survivability requirements, as required based on the
specified customer/system requirements and risk threshold.
- Leading and Executing systems engineering, integration, and
test activities for security-critical components, such as
firewalls, anti-virus, HIDS/NIDS/HIPS, Cross Domain Solutions,
cryptographic devices, and controlled interfaces.
- Leading and Executing secure system maintenance activities as a
privileged user, specifically but not limited to performing,
routine audit log reviews, scanning for vulnerabilities, and
confirming patches are applied to COTS software.Basic
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in STEM Science Technology Engineering Math
and 9 years IT security experience, any federally regulated
industry performing:
- Implementing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) NIST 800-37
using NIST 800-53 controls in unclassified environments
(alternatively using the NIST 800-171 for CMMC compliance)
- Securing systems composed of COTS HW/SW
- STEM-focused Masters Degree can substitute for 2 years
experience.
- DoD 8570 IAT-III Security certification
- Must have U.S. Citizenship with Top Secret clearance and
suitability and interest in obtaining additional accesses.Preferred
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science,
or Aerospace Engineering
- 7+ years Cyber Systems Security Engineering experience in the
Defense Aerospace Industry performing:
- Security requirements analysis and decomposition; and/or
mapping requirements to security controls
- Hardening embedded systems composed of both COTS and Custom
HW/SW
- Exposure to national security requirements for classified
systems.
- CISSP Certification
- Demonstrated knowledge of: Systems Engineering processes;
applying security to embedded systems; systems engineering reviews,
milestones, and SDLC.#AZSpaceSalary Range: $108,600 USD - $163,000
USD 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
health and safety of our employees and their families is a top
priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on
their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be
required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved
disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future
court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed
federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S.
Citizenship is required for most positions.
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