Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber A&A Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret TRAVEL:
No

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber A&A Engineer (26-238) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Located at Schriever Space Force Base, CO, this role is essential for 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.

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

BMC) program is a vital part of the Missile Defense System. It acts as an essential operational tool that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defenses systematically, monitor the battle collectively, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapons systems to meet global and regional mission goals.

C2

BMC supports layered missile defense systems that deliver an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It functions as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensors, weapon systems, and operations at both global and regional levels to improve performance. C2

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

• Process and track DD Form 2875 user account forms and required training for privileged and non‑privileged accounts, perform annual account validation, and work with the system administrator on the creation, modification, and removal of accounts.
• Conduct an assessment of systems and networks within a virtual environment to identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policies, or local policies. This involves passive evaluations like compliance audits with STIG Viewer and SCAP, as well as active evaluations, including vulnerability assessments with ACAS.
• Perform Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments and hardening for Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, and networking equipment using Config
  
  OS.
• Develop test plans that reflect how STIG checks are implemented and that show the expected outcomes of those checks.
• Update Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifact documentation to ensure that non‑compliant system hardening is tracked and remediated.
• Establish strict program control processes to ensure risk mitigation and support the assessment and authorization of systems.
• Include support for process, analysis, coordination, control certification testing, compliance documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research, inspections, and periodic audits.
• Assist in implementing the required government policy (e.g., NISPOM, NIST, DoD), make recommendations on process tailoring, and participate in and document process activities.
• Perform analyses to validate established cybersecurity controls and requirements and to recommend cybersecurity safeguards.
• Support program test milestones through pre‑test…