Cybersecurity Analyst/Principal Cybersecurity Analyst
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
Description
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the
boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and
cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start
contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing
real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take
pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to
grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With
our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right
opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
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.
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop
Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation,
redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various
sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills,
innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain
optimized product lines across the sector while providing a
decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our
mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst/
Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to support our team in Aurora,
CO.
The responsibilities for this role include:
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, DCID 6-3), 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.
A successful candidate will have:
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 SEIM,
SOAR, 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
This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the
qualifications listed below.
This requisition may be filled as either a Cybersecurity Analyst or
Principal Cybersecurity Analyst.
Basic Qualifications for a Cybersecurity Analyst
Bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience; 0 years with
a Masters. 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
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst
Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with
a Masters; 0 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
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
Active TS/SCI clearance
Salary Range: $81,000.00 - $121,600.00Salary Range 2: $99,800.00 -
$149,800.00
Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top
priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on
their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be
required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved
disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future
court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed
federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse
workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency
statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S.
Citizenship is required for most positions.
We are a pioneering company.
With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space -
our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future.
Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your
interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every
opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from
many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a
drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering
to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.
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