Hybrid Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 3 or 4

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About the role

  • Cyber Systems Engineer for Northrop Grumman supporting architecture and design of cybersecurity requirements. Handling system engineering implementation with responsibilities in assessing security controls and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections
  • Plan, implement, and perform assessment of allocated security controls, polices, and processes compliance
  • Translate allocated security controls into system and segment level requirements
  • Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers
  • Review and Assess stakeholder security objectives, protection needs and concerns, security requirements, and associated verification/validation methods
  • Provide security considerations to inform systems engineering efforts with the objective to reduce errors, flaws, and weakness that may constitute security vulnerability leading to unacceptable asset loss and consequences
  • 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 of all Program assets, Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, etc.
  • Document findings (POA&M’s) and perform scanning/assessment tasks on Program assets

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience; PhD with 0 years of relevant experience
  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance required at time of application
  • Direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation
  • Direct experience with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
  • Experience with RMF (NIST 800-37) accreditation functions, including documentation, scanning, assessment, Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) management, and all steps of the RMF process
  • Direct experience assessing the Program's system security posture in compliance with customer requirements and directives.
  • Experience with requirements development & derivation from allocated controls, system integration & test and validation and verification.
  • Experience developing Security CONOPs and SSPs
  • Experience with integrating Cyber Systems Engineering requirements with Program System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) initiatives
  • Experience of adjusting commercial security methodologies and technologies within sensitive and proprietary customer environments in accordance with NIST 800-53
  • Ability to apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Cybersecurity implementation
  • Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with both internal teams, internal management and external customers
  • Experience of Department of War (DoW)/Intelligence Community (IC) System Security Engineering activities
  • Possession of Security+ Certification or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.

Benefits

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

Job title

Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 3 or 4

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$119,600 - $187,900 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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