Sentinel Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

The Sentinel Systems Security Engineering (SSE) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer (Level
4) for Program Protection and Supply Chain Risk Management. You will be responsible for performing system security threat assessments and risk mitigation for the overall program, supply chain elements, processes and actors, and provide results.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements for program protection, supply chain risk management, operations security, cryptography, counterfeit protection, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis and security management), and industrial base compliance.

• Establishes and implements system security designs; additionally, you will assess and mitigate system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.

• Validates system security requirements definition and analysis. Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities.

• Advise and assist SSE leadership with planning and execution of SSE Scope of Work.

• Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, Program Initiatives, and program maturity commitments.

• Support MDT with other duties as assigned.

• In addition to technical skills, you will be a self-starter with strong time management skills. Your organizational skills and ability to anticipate future challenges will serve you well.

This position will be located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and may offer a competitive relocation package.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with Master's degree, 4 years of experience with a PhD. A minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience required or additional 4 years of experience ‘in lieu’ of a degree can be considered for employment.

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years

• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Minimum 4 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense and/or US Military Programs.

• Minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience required.

• Minimum 4 years of leadership in dynamic and diverse environments.

• Minimum 4 years of supply chain risk management activities and risk mitigation.

• Minimum 4 years in researching, interpreting, and developing mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities.

• Minimum 4 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with Master's degree, 4 years of experience with a PhD.

• Experience applying and understanding Systems Security…