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Staff Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Colorado-Boulder
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals . The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO. Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver. Position Overview: As a Cyber Systems Engineer lead on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team, you will be responsible for the development and execution of the program’s cyber technical products. Partners with other disciplines and program teams on implementing a sound, secure environment and product. Key Responsibilities: • Main author of program Cyber Body of Evidence (BOE) which is a customer deliverable. • Provide regular status updates and flag blockers to upper leadership to drive timely resolution. • Translate mission needs and technical objectives into clear artifacts. • Partner with systems, software, and mission teams to align models to evolving technical direction. • Effective communication and organization skills to clearly communicate technical insights, assumptions, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams and leadership. • Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analysis for total systems. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience or a Master’s STEM degree and 10 years of related experience, or 8 years with a PhD. • Familiarity with implementing cybersecurity controls in software development • Effective communicator and the ability to decompose cybersecurity requirements into actionable tasks • Previous experience with generating cybersecurity body of evidence and associated artifacts • Familiar with: Software Assurance, SP 800-218, SP 800-190, SP 800-53, ZTA, POA&M development, SCTM development • Experience in Agile methodologies • Experience with use of DevOps tools such as Jira, BitBucket, Confluence, etc. • Ability and willingness to travel 25% to support business needs. • Applicants must have a current active U.S. Government issued Secret or higher security clearance at the time of application (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). Clearance is required to start. Preferred Qualifications: • Advanced degree in Cyber Systems Engineering or related technical fie