Sr Principal Cyber Architect – Network Security Engineer SME (25-123)

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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr Principal Cyber Architect – Network Security Engineer SME (25-123) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position, located in Colorado Springs, CO., plays a crucial role in our mission to support the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deploy, integrate, and test cybersecurity upgrades to the C2BMC network at operational sites.
• Serve as the primary POC for all external communication relating to the C2BMC infrastructure cybersecurity.
• Advise and help plan security design with the department's Chief Engineer and Architect.
• Develop and implement department-level security procedures.
• Write, brief, and document POAM/Risk acceptance documents.
• Develop and train other engineers.
• Collaborate with Cyber department leadership and requirements team to ensure cross-department security design compliance.
• Review releases for cyber compliance.
• Create standards for the teams to develop and maintain the highest standard of excellence for cybersecurity.
• Generate KPIs with targets and identify metrics to measure progress towards these goals.
• Automate as much as possible.
• Address all CTOs, IAVAs, BODs, or directives that apply to the infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience, or 12 years of related experience instead of a degree may be considered.
• Current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher is required.
• Must understand networking theory and technologies such as OSI Model, TCP/IP, VLANs, Switches, Routers, Firewalls.
• Effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio.
• Familiar with and able to apply industry-standard security guidance (NIST, IEEE, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated network and system engineers.
• Expert knowledge of security design, development, and testing methodologies.
• Expert in application of standard DOD security practices such as STIG compliance.
• Experience with coding languages and automation tools like Python, Ansible, Java.
• Experience with VMware NSX, SDWAN, Juniper JUNOS, Software-defined networking.
• Experience in a DoD Environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Current and Active in-scope DoD-Issued TS/SCI clearance is highly desired.
• Prior C2BMC experience.

Benefits

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