Cyber Security Principal Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Northrop Grumman
Spring Valley, CA, United States
Full-time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a principal engineer software with a focus on cyber security to join their team in San Diego, California.

In this role, you will be responsible for performing active evaluations such as compliance and vulnerability tests and ensuring system designs and implementations comply with policies, requirements, and directives.

You will also be responsible for performing security engineering within a networking environment or enclave and providing cybersecurity assessment support throughout all stages of acquisition, systems engineering, and maintenance processes.

  • Administer strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining Assessment and Authorization (A&A) of systems.
  • Support security process, analysis, coordination, assessment, documentation, software research.
  • Provide security impacts and risk assessments of new system components and emerging technologies.
  • Assist in the implementation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), through the required government policy (i.e., NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, CNSSI, etc.

make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.

Implement, document, test and verify established security requirements.

Basic qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, as well as experience with compliance and vulnerability reporting tools and familiarity with Windows and UNIX / Linux based platforms.

An active Top Secret clearance (in-scope) is required. Preferred qualifications include experience with the implementation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) special publications, federal regulations, and DoD policies;

documenting the security posture of an information system and reporting on security controls assigned to the system; and strong organizational and communication skills.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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