Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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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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TL;DR · Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

The Staff Cyber Systems Engineer joins the Mission Defense Cyber Team to support the Sentinel program. This role involves implementing weapon system requirements to ensure cyber survivability by decomposing, deriving, and refining cybersecurity requirements across all architectural levels. The engineer will guide security layout designs, influence tool selection, and evaluate realized implementations to identify risks and attack surfaces. Key responsibilities include developing verification efforts, defining security governance, and ensuring compliance with standards like CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, and AFI 17-101. The position requires expertise in NIST 800-160, RMF documentation, and DevSecOps pipelines using tools such as DOORS, CAMEO, SonarQube, and Fortify. The work focuses on developing and enhancing Launch and Missile Defense systems within an Agile environment to provide a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

What you'll do

  • Decompose and refine stakeholder cybersecurity requirements into system-level requirements to drive built-in protections.
  • Guide the security architecture layout and influence the selection and development of security tools.
  • Evaluate proposed implementations to identify security risks, attack surfaces, and verify integrated protections.
  • Support the development of verification efforts to ensure cybersecurity capabilities are functional and complete.
  • Define security governance and risk management strategies for the program.
  • Provide technical guidance to ensure product deliveries and flight test events meet mission cyber requirements.
  • Ensure weapon system compliance with contractually obligated standards like CNSSI 1253 and DoD 8570.
  • Perform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs and provide recommendations to mitigate risk.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree with 12 years, Master's with 10 years, PhD with 8 years, or 18 years of experience in a related technical field.
  • Must have direct experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineering and the system development life cycle.
  • Must have direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation.
  • Must have a current DoD 8570 certification for IASAE Level II (CISSP) and the ability to obtain IASAE Level III within 6 months.
  • Must possess an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret with SAP access.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • System security architecture experience (preferred).
  • Experience with DOORS, CAMEO, and DevSecOps security tools like SonarQube or Fortify (preferred).

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