Cybersecurity Analyst – Principal
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Annapolis Junction • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $89,400 - $179,270 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Perform manual and automated security assessments, focusing on vulnerability remediating and system hardening, using tools such as Tenable Security Center.
- Maintain accurate records of open and resolved security vulnerabilities and findings using dashboards and analytic tools.
- Coordinate vulnerability remediation activity through System Administrators using ticketing tools such as Jira to track findings until resolved.
- Verify System Administrators have successfully remediated security findings.
- Recommend and implement solutions to streamline the vulnerability management process.
- Produce and maintain documentation for required configurations which do not fully comply with all security requirements, obtaining approval from accrediting authorities when needed.
- Monitor previously mitigated issues to ensure they are not reintroduced by future activities.
- Review output from security tools, identifying systems that do not comply with accepted configurations and working with IT to address those issues.
- Supply feedback on Cybersecurity questions or problems from stakeholders outside of the Cybersecurity team, including end users, IT team members, software developers, and lab engineers.
Requirements
- Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience, or an Associates degree with 4 years of relevant experience; a High School Diploma or equivalent with 6 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or an Associates degree with 7 years of relevant experience; a High School Diploma or equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- Current DoD Top Secret security clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years) or must be enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program.
- Candidates must be SCI eligible and the required security clearance must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment.
- 1 year of experience using Tenable Security Center, ACAS, or a similar security scanning tool for vulnerability scanning.
- 1 year of experience supporting operating system and application hardening using STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, or similar security configuration requirements.
- Ability to describe vulnerability and system hardening concepts to stakeholders outside of the Cybersecurity team, including IT implementers.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Flexible work arrangements
- Exceptional benefits/healthcare
- 9/80 work schedule
- Great 401k matching program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
vulnerability remediationsystem hardeningsecurity assessmentssecurity scanningoperating system hardeningapplication hardeningvulnerability managementconfiguration compliancedocumentationanalytical skills
Soft skills
communicationcoordinationfeedback provisionstakeholder engagementproblem-solving
Certifications
DoD Top Secret security clearanceSCI eligibilityContinuous Evaluation (CE) Program enrollment