Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Patching-Red Hat Satellite

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
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 Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Patching-Red Hat Satellite (26-057) to join our talented and diverse team. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, 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.

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 systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively 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 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 selected candidate will develop and test patches to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities. The candidate will focus on vulnerability management, including analysis and remediation of lAVMs
, Cyber Tasking Orders (
CT0s
), Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (
CVEs
),
Vendor Patches
, and STIG configurations.

• Setting up and configuring Linux from the OS installation to the application setup

• Documentation and verification of all lab installation and configuration procedures

• Develop test plans/procedures for software integration and unit testing

• Collaborate with software developers and vendors as necessary to diagnose and identify the root causes of problems encountered during system integration

• Submit problem reports for errors found in accordance with Agile processes and coordinate daily integration activities with other Agile Release Trains (ARTs)

• Development and deployment of Cyber Releases in the National Team labs, C2
  
  BMC Test Facility, and Operations

• Installing and performing unit tests on Cyber Products

• Providing redlines to engineers and feedback to Cyber Leadership will be required as part of this role's responsibilities

• Documenting lessons learned, best practices in security engineering, and industry standards will also be part of daily duties

• Application and usage of technical principles, theories, and concepts

• Create solutions for problems that are of limited to moderate scope and complexity

• Work may be carried out under close supervision with detailed instructions or more generally supervised

• Contacts are mainly with the immediate supervisor, project leaders, and internal team members, with occasional customer interactions

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

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