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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 joins the Classified Solutions team to support information systems and network design, operation, and security activities. This role involves performing lab infrastructure design, deployment, configuration, and management while overseeing desktop virtualization and host system administration. The engineer will develop automation tools for customer development teams, manage hardware-in-the-loop testing, and integrate avionics systems into test environments to ensure performance requirements are met. Key responsibilities include managing cyber networking solutions for secure communication between test systems and maintaining aircraft simulations. Required technical skills include Windows Server and Desktop management using Microsoft Configuration Management and PowerShell, VMWare applications, Active Directory Infrastructure, and web application administration for Atlassian, Coverity, and Fortify. The role also requires proficiency with monitoring tools like Splunk, Nessus, and SolarWinds to manage security protocols within a multi-level software development environment.
Design, deploy, configure, and manage lab infrastructure and host system administration.
Perform network and security functions for multiple software development environments at various classification levels.
Develop and implement automation tools to assist customer development teams and maintenance operations.
Configure and conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulations for avionics systems.
Maintain aircraft simulations that accurately reflect operational scenarios.
Set up and operate specialized test stations like MSITS and VSITS for system testing.
Implement cyber networking solutions to ensure secure communication between test systems.
Document test procedures, results, and best practices to support assurance and compliance.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
Current U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI security clearance with an investigation completed within the last 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
Ability to obtain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance before the start date.
Current U.S. Government 8140 IAM Level II certification.
Experience managing Windows Server and Desktop systems, including Microsoft Configuration Management, PowerShell, and Active Directory Infrastructure.
High level of expertise in VMWare applications and management.
Proficiency in administering Atlassian, Coverity, and Fortify web applications.