Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking an experienced Staff Systems Security Engineer to join our cybersecurity team in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The selected candidate will support programs, identify cybersecurity risks, and design, develop, integrate, test, and verify system security solutions. The candidate will be responsible for identifying cybersecurity risks, working with stakeholders to develop a technical and programmatic plan for remediation, and driving the incorporation of cybersecurity improvements into the weapon system. This role requires in depth knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the ability to develop artifacts (RAR, SSP, POA&M, SAR, SCTM, ConMon) to achieve and maintain and ATO. 

Additional Responsibilities for a Staff Systems Security Engineer include:  

• Author, and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package artifacts:  Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc

• Support the architecture and design of cybersecurity requirements and protections

• Implement and review traceability of requirements to the design & its models

• Experience implementing cybersecurity artifacts in Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture

• Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams

• Implement, review and assess cybersecurity system requirements verification/validation methods

• Participate in cybersecurity execution capability assessments 

• Perform system categorization based on impact analysis 

• Participate in Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events across the system development lifecycle including PDR, CDR, SRR, TRR

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 12 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 10 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 7 years of experience.

• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience working on weapon systems

• Prior experience working in restricted facilities

• Current/active **Top-Secret** clearance

• Active DoD Cyber Workforce Framework certification or able to obtain within 6 months of hire

• Direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization artifacts in accordance with NIST SP 800-37

• Prior experience working in a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture

• Experience linking requirements to design elements, traceability matrices, and change impact analysis

• Experience modeling and analyzing cybersecurity threats using the MITRE ATT&CK framework 

• Experience with government security frameworks to include NIST-800-37 and NIST 800-171

• Experience with the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) 

Primary Level Salary Range: $194,700.00 - $292,100.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.