Principal Cyber Systems Adm Compliance/Patching System Adm (24-499)

$91,200 - $136,800/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Principal

Colorado Springs, CO

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal Cyber Systems Administrator - Compliance/Patching System Administrator will be responsible for managing and applying patches on software and application systems within the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program. This role is crucial for ensuring the security and compliance of systems that support the U.S. missile defense operations. The individual will work closely with the cyber compliance team to remediate vulnerabilities and will need to be detail-oriented due to the impact of patching activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for testing and applying patches on all main software/application systems, including workstations and servers.
• Interact continuously with the cyber compliance team to remediate any vulnerabilities found during automated or manual cyber scans.
• Write standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation.
• Build documentation to outline a full testing strategy for regression of functionality after patching workstations/servers.
• Monitor systems asset compliance via Tenable Security Center to coordinate a testing strategy for patching found vulnerabilities.
• Administer patching solutions such as Tanium, WSUS, and YUM.
• Identify and work with component owners to build subset groups for patching testing before wide deployment of enterprise patching.
• Coordinate with system owners to patch specific products/solutions, such as server applications and user workstations.
• Perform continuous vulnerability patching schedules based on cyber tool scan scoring and authorized schedules.
• Notify the user base of upcoming patches and any projected impacts from this patching activity.

Requirements

• An active Top Secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain SCI and SAP clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5 years of experience or 9 years of experience instead of a degree.
• A Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of experience.
• 5 - 6 years of experience with patching in an enterprise-level system.

Nice-to-haves

• Active SCI and SAP clearance is highly desired.
• Testing patches using a systematic process to limit the impact on the user base is highly desired.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements