Consulting Cyber Systems Engineer

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Yes

SAP

Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Consulting Cyber Systems Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals in our Global Surveillance Division. This role is located on site in Melbourne, FL.

• Cyber Systems Engineering/Cybersecurity duties throughout Systems Engineering with an emphasis in the Systems Security Engineering discipline.
• Provide expert guidance on anti‑tamper, cybersecurity, and systems engineering across a range of defense and intelligence programs.
• Role requires a subject‑matter expert (SME) for system security design, analysis, and validation of resilient, survivable systems, ensuring compliance with DoD, NIST, and industry‑specific anti‑tamper methods (DoD Anti‑Tamper Executive Agent).
• Partner with customers, program managers, and development teams to embed security‑by‑design into architecture, requirements, and verification activities.

• Systems Security Engineering
• Systems Engineering principles and requirements deposition
• Anti‑Tamper methodologies
• Attack tree development
• AT evaluation plan development
• Linux/RHEL/Ansible/Python
• Atlassian Suite/SecDevOPS
• Familiarity with ACAS and SCAP scanning, STIG
• Virtual machine and container technology such as Podman
• Advanced knowledge of RMF, DFARS, ITAR and CMMC

• Demonstrated expertise in large system development, integration, test processes, with a strong emphasis on technical analysis and systems security engineering.
• Proven ability to drive technical initiatives as an individual contributor, managing complex tasks with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with customers, cross‑functional teams, and management.
• Extensive development in Anti‑Tamper Systems Engineering.
• Direct involvement with all phases of engineering including concept of operations, testing, integration, and operational execution.
• Direct, develop and mentor a diverse, highly skilled team of Systems Security Engineers.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 16 years of related professional/military experience to include background in cybersecurity, systems engineering and Technology (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). OR a Master’s degree AND 14 years of related professional/military experience to include background in cybersecurity, systems engineering and Technology  OR a Ph.D. AND 12 years of related professional/military experience to include background in cybersecurity, systems engineering and Technology  have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Must have previous professional / military experience with Systems Security Engineering and Systems Engineering requirements development related to mission processing systems.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Anti‑Tamper systems engineering, to include experience with attack tree development, evaluation plan development, and key management plan development.
• Possess a DOD 8570 certification:
  CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar.

• Experience developing Program Protection Implementation Plan (PPIP) related to Anti‑Tamper.
• Possess a DODM 8140 IASAE Level III qualification: CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, or similar.
• Experience working on military aircraft / spacecraft systems.
• Experience with Linux, RHEL, Python, C++ and Ansible automation.
• Kubernetes and related technologies.
• KVM/QEMU, VMware/ Vcenter virtual machines.
• Experience with DoD system security engineering activities.
• Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a STEM field or technical management.
• Experience in developing technical proposals and statements of work related to Cyber Systems engineering…