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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
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The Principal Cyber Systems Engineer Lead joins the Cybersecurity Integrated Product team to lead the cybersecurity posture of mission-critical information systems within a 100% Agile Development and Operational environment. This role focuses on ground segment cloud infrastructure, where the engineer will develop and decompose software security requirements, technical architectures, and system designs. Key responsibilities include providing technical oversight for secure infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and achieving accreditation for private cloud environments. The position requires expertise in the Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53, and OWASP Top 10. Candidates will utilize tools like Fortify for Static Code Analysis and manage security for containerized environments. Technical skills include knowledge of Python, C/C++, and Java, alongside experience in software development lifecycles and space vehicle ground security integration.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Splunk
Ansible
VMware vSphere
DevSecOps
RMF
HBSS
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
Linux
Windows
IPv4/IPv6
STIGs
Model-based Engineering
Agile
Cloud Computing