Principal/Sr Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst/Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team based in McClellan, CA.

 

What You'll Get to Do:

• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
• This is achieved through passive evaluations such as compliance audits and active evaluations such as vulnerability assessments.
• Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
• Includes support of process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits.
• Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, ICD 503), make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.
• Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
• Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results and preparation of required reports.
• Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and technical or coordination activity and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones POA&M.
• Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

 

This requisition may be filled as either a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst or Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst.

 

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Masters; 1 year with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Must possess an IAT Level II (DoD 8570) certification
• Experience with Risk Management Framework accreditation functions, including documentation, scanning, assessment, POAM management, through all steps of the RMF
• Experience with Continuous Monitoring to comply with RMF
• Experience with cybersecurity, information security and information assurance roles
• Experience executing and monitoring security tools, such as SIEM, Splunk, and vulnerability and compliance scanners
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple levels of classified systems and data and follow data transfer/trusted download/assured file transfer processes

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Masters. 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Must possess an IAT Level II (DoD 8570) certification
• Experience with Risk Management Framework accreditation functions, including documentation, scanning, assessment, POAM management, through all steps of the RMF
• Experience with Continuous Monitoring to comply with RMF
• Experience with cybersecurity, information security and information assurance roles
• Experience executing and monitoring security tools, such as SIEM, Splunk, and vulnerability and compliance scanners
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple levels of classified systems and data and follow data transfer/trusted download/assured file transfer processes

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification such as CompTIA Security+; required to start and must be maintained

Primary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.