Cyber Systems Engineer – Woodland Hills, CA

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Cyber Systems Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA.  As a Cyber Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter.  Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.  The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

What You’ll get to Do:

Candidate will perform Cybersecurity tasks to implement the Risk Management Framework (RMF). Selection and implementation of security controls to meet applicable government standards. Interface with outside engineering teams practicing Agile development methods.

Specific understanding of the risk management framework (RMF).  Knowledge of government Cyber requirements applicable to embedded systems and weapons systems.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Have fundamental knowledge of DOD Systems Engineering practices, network technologies, system development life-cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications;
• Understand how their tasks fit within the overall program operational objectives and perform their work accordingly, have strong verbal/written communication skills, the ability to work well within a team environment, and strong analytical capabilities with the interest in applying troubleshooting skills and techniques to solve problems.
• Develop and document technical documentation and procedures as needed
• Participate in team reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to deployment
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability, and security of the system including installing, upgrading, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration
• Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with internal security policies and practices outlined in the security plan
• Provide analysis, design, development, implementation and security assessments to ensure compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, and DoD RMF Knowledge Service guidance.
• Serve as Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) supporting high-level technical and practical expertise
• Support the continuous assessment of IA Control compliance for the program
• Expected to perform peer reviews of customer facing cyber documentation

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Basic Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience with a Bachelors degree; 0 years of experience with Masters. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance
• Must possess DOD 8570 IAT Level II minimum ( Security+ or SSCP )
• Experience in governance, risk, and compliance, and Implementation and assessment of security controls.
• Experience in Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework (RMF) implementation for DoD systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors or master's degree with a technical emphasis (e.g. System Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, EE).
• Basic understanding of System Engineering, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), and System Integration & Test including requirement management and validation and verification process.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), negotiation and interpersonal skills necessary to support activities/challenges working with engineering teams, management, customers, partners and government

Salary Range: $90,600 USD - $136,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.