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Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Redondo Beach
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No 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. Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. We are looking for a Systems Engineer with a Cyber background to join the NGP Ground System program. The person in this role will support the senior technical authority for the day to day execution of the cybersecurity work stream, providing direct support to the Lead and Deputy Lead Cyber Systems Engineer. Responsibilities include: • Coordinating the design, implementation, verification, and documentation of NIST RMF 800-53 controls (e.g. translating and tracing technical specification requirements) and ASD STIG requirements across software and hardware components, both technical and program policies (documentation). • Determine control program applicability from customer flowed cyber controls, and determine gaps. Advise and shape resolution on gaps through working technical meetings with senior leaders and customers. • Partnering with development, test, and integration teams to “sell” and validate cyber requirements, drive remediation, and prepare artifacts for accreditation. • Embedding DevSecOps and software assurance practices into existing CI/CD pipelines and overseeing the secure integration of COTS/FOSS solutions. • Producing and updating security artifacts on an accelerated schedule and presenting concise status briefings to program leadership. • The role is mission critical, time sensitive, and requires an individual who can hit the ground running, navigate a complex stakeholder environment, and maintain the highest standards of security while delivering results within a tight window. Basic Qualifications • 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD • SECRET clearance required at time of application • DOORS experience – comfortable navigating in DOORS • Requirements development experience - Developed requirements object text, and VCRM fields • Has Software and software assurance review experience; has experience reviewing application and system logs for content • Experience reviewing NIST RMF controls • Experience presenting to a technical stakeholder base Preferred Qualifications: • Cleared at TS/SCI level • Professional Certifications: CISSP, Sec+ Curious about