Northrop Grumman - Colorado Springs, CO

posted 28 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Colorado Springs, CO
10,001+ employees
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

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 the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining our mission, we will support your personal network expansion and skill development, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Cybersecurity Professionals, We Want You! Cyber assets everywhere are under siege from a wide spectrum of threats. Almost daily, these threats grow in sophistication, breadth, and speed. Support our entire enterprise and build the networks, staff the teams, and develop the processes that will keep us defining what's possible. We have opportunities across our enterprise with 90,000 team members throughout the world. The only limit to your growth is your ambition and drive. We want to empower you to bring your best, with resources, support, and talented team members that will launch your career. At Northrop Grumman, we take a holistic approach to cybersecurity, looking at the whole cyber landscape of people, processes, and technology and the whole security realm of offense, defense, and exploitation. Thought leadership demands nothing less. If you are an expert with classified computers within the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community computing environments, Northrop Grumman Corporation has fantastic opportunities for your career growth. The Northrop Grumman Classified Solutions team is seeking experienced Information Systems Security Professionals across the country to support information systems lifecycle activities. Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify how those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and support obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. This includes support of process, analysis, coordination, security certification tests, 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, 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. If you are ready to solve complex problems in a dynamic environment, today!

Responsibilities

  • Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave.
  • Identify deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
  • Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks.
  • Support obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.
  • Assist in the implementation of required government policy and make recommendations on process tailoring.
  • Participate in and document process activities.
  • Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
  • Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority.
  • Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and prepare system Security Plans.
  • Update the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
  • Conduct periodic reviews of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

Requirements

  • Master's degree with 3 years of experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience; OR an Associate's degree with 7 years of experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of experience is required for level 3.
  • Must have a DoD 8570 IAM level II (or higher) security certification (examples: CAP, CASP CE, CCISO, HCISPP, CISM, GSLC, CISSP-Associate, or CISSP).
  • Candidates must have a current DOD Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include SCI access based on a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years OR must be enrolled in the DOD Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program.
  • Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment.
  • For level 4: Master's Degree with 7 years of experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 11 years of experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 13 years of experience is required.
  • Must have a current DoD 8570 IAM level III security certification (CISM, GSLC, CCISO, CISSP).

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security.
  • CASP CE certification.
  • 4 years of experience with Certification and Accreditation of classified systems and Risk Management Framework.
  • Knowledge of ACAS, NESSUS, SPLUNK, SCAP, POA&Ms, NIST, DIACAP, NISPOM, system audits, vulnerability scanning, and RMF package development preferred.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI with SAP/SAR access is preferred.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Exceptional benefits/healthcare.
  • 9/80 work schedule.
  • Great 401k matching program.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Phenomenal learning opportunities.
  • Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
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