Cyber Systems Engineer OR Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Cyber Systems Engineer OR Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Duties include:

• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.
• Interact with users, evaluate vendor products, and make recommendations to purchase hardware and software along with coordinating installation and providing backup recovery.
• Develop and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
• Work with cloud-based engineering software regarding growth and maintainability for lab usage.
• Set up administrator and service accounts
• Maintain system documentation
• Tune system performance
• Install system wide software
• Allocate mass storage space

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time and on-site. This position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

This position can be filled at either the Cyber Systems Engineer OR Principal Cyber Systems Engineer, depending upon the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications for Cyber Systems Engineer: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of relevant engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of relevant engineering experience
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II (or higher) certification (example: Security+CE)
• Solid understanding of planning, design, and implementation necessary to support a large enterprise system
• Working knowledge of or experience with NIST 800-37 RMF body of evidence artifacts such as SSP, SCTM, POA&M’s, SAR, RAR, CONOPs, ISA, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability, compliance, and security incident event monitoring tools (ACAS, ESS, Splunk)
• Knowledge of computer software, hardware, and firmware related to computers, local area network / wide area network environments
• Experience installing and providing technical support for software applications and operating systems
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of relevant engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of relevant engineering experience.
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II (or higher) certification (example: Security+CE)
• Solid understanding of planning, design, and implementation necessary to support a large enterprise system
• Working knowledge of or experience with NIST 800-37 RMF body of evidence artifacts such as SSP, SCTM, POA&M’s, SAR, RAR, CONOPs, ISA, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability, compliance, and security incident event monitoring tools (ACAS, ESS, Splunk)
• Knowledge of computer software, hardware, and firmware related to computers, local area network / wide area network environments
• Experience installing and providing technical support for software applications and operating systems
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
• Active CISSP certification
• Masters Degree in Systems Engineering or Cyber Engineering
• Experience with System Administration and Cloud-based Engineering software and maintenance.
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team with writing technical principles
• Experience developing cybersecurity architecture(s)
• Ability to and comfort with interfacing with all levels of employees and management
• Knowledge of Program Protection and OPSEC or Key Management
• Understanding of Anti-Tamper standards and how these relate to cybersecurity
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills
• Basic /Advanced Systems Administration in major COTS SW platforms
• Works well in a team environment

Salary Range: $80,500.00 - $120,700.00Salary Range 2: $99,300.00 - $148,900.00

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.