Sr Principal Cybersecurity Analyst – Cybersecurity T& E Lead

Sr Principal Cybersecurity Analyst – Cybersecurity Test & Evaluation (T&E) Lead

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Cybersecurity Analyst – Cybersecurity Test & Evaluation (T&E) Lead to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based at Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2

BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals.

C2

BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2

BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

The Cybersecurity T&E Lead will report to C2

BMC Program leadership and coordinate at least 20 high-visibility MDA Cyber Events for the C2

BMC element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). This role leads to Cybersecurity Test & Evaluation (T&E) planning, execution, and reporting across multiple T&E projects and MDA Cyber Events. It drives actionable cyber metrics and improvements into the C2

BMC Agile Development Lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

In this role, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end Cybersecurity T&E lifecycle (planning, execution, analysis, reporting) for multiple C2
  
  BMC T&E projects and MDA Cyber Events
• Coordinate across the National Team and C2
  
  BMC stakeholders to ensure appropriate resources and representation at each event
• Conduct post-event analysis; synthesize cyber findings; and ensure solutions and remediation plans are incorporated into the Agile development and deployment cycle
• Research, develop, and recommend appropriate cybersecurity countermeasures for networks, systems, and applications based on test data, red-team activities, and vulnerability assessments
• Support and interface with multiple external T&E organizations; identify gaps in security architecture and recommend mitigations for inclusion in C2
  
  BMC's cyber risk strategy and POAMs
• Maintain and evolve Cyber T&E Plans and POAMs to ensure compliance with DoD policies and directives, USCYBERCOM guidance, NIST standards, and RMF controls for mission systems
• Provide USCYBERCOM-aligned guidance and risk mitigation to strengthen C2
  
  BMC's defensive posture, minimum security requirements, and mission assurance
• Collaborate with other T&E organizations to develop rules of engagement (RoE), tailored test plans, and synchronized schedules across all C2
  
  BMC cyber T&E efforts
• Frequently brief MDA Executive leadership and senior C2
  
  BMC…