Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type
On-site
Location
Schriever, CO
Salary
$113,900–$170,900 / yr
Posted
25 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $142k
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This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $149,875–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Northrop Grumman currently has 367 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

The Principal Cyber Systems Engineer (ISSE) (26-207 & 26-344) joins the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications team to support critical missile defense operations. This role focuses on tuning and optimizing cybersecurity tools like ESS, Elastic, ConfigOS, and Tanium to improve system performance and threat detection. The engineer will build custom dashboards for security data visualization, integrate various security products to ensure seamless communication across infrastructure, and manage upgrades and deployments of essential security patches. Technical requirements include Windows and RHEL system administration, scripting audit tools, and knowledge of Software Assurance static and dynamic code analysis using Fortify. This position addresses the technical challenge of networking and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems to provide a coordinated response to ballistic missile threats across various ranges and flight phases.

What you'll do

  • Tune and optimize cybersecurity tools including ESS, Elastic, ConfigOS, and Tanium to improve performance and threat detection.
  • Create custom dashboards to visualize security data for identifying issues and trends quickly.
  • Integrate various security products to ensure seamless communication and data flow across the infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with specialized cyber tools.
  • Manage upgrades and deployments of security tools to implement the latest features and patches.
  • Perform Windows and RHEL system administration tasks.
  • Configure, run, and script audit tools for system monitoring.
  • Conduct Software Assurance static and dynamic code analysis using tools like Fortify.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5 years of experience, a Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or 9 years of relevant work experience is required.
  • Must possess a current, active Government-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application.
  • Must possess a current, active Government-issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+).
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • Experience in Windows and RHEL system administration is required.
  • Experience installing, tuning, and troubleshooting cyber tools including ESS/HBSS, ConfigOS, and Splunk/Elastic is required.
  • Ability to configure, run, and script audit tools is required.
  • Knowledge of Software Assurance (SwA) static and dynamic code analysis, such as Fortify, is required.

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