Northrop Grumman

Principal or Senior Principal Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: RoyCaliforniaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $108,200 - $162,400 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Implement and review cyber requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down
  • Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections
  • Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers
  • Identify, quantify, and evaluate the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions
  • Author, support and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package documentation: Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years, Master’s degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 years of experience in: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 9 years’ experience in a cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree.
  • In possession of a current IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) in accordance with DoDI 8570 or able to obtain within six months of hire.
  • Direct Experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and the system development life cycle.
  • US Citizenship is required
  • Active Secret clearance to be considered
  • The ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval.
Benefits
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity requirements decompositioncybersecurity system engineeringrisk assessmentsystem security planscontinuous monitoring planssecurity control traceability matrixcost/benefit analysisengineering trade-offsrisk treatment decisionssystem development life cycle
Soft Skills
guidanceoversightdocumentationanalysisevaluation
Certifications
IASAE IICISSP