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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Sentinel Sr. Principal STPA-Systems Security Engineer 14309 - R10210361

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$119K/yr - $178K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements with a mission to impact lives globally. They are seeking a highly motivated and qualified System-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec) Engineer to combine traditional Systems Engineering skills with a holistic system analyses approach to enhance security, safety, and availability features. The role involves generating structured requirements and conducting assessments of threats and vulnerabilities in mission-critical functions.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Execute combined traditional Systems Engineering principles, with a holistic system analyses approach in order to uncover any potential safety, security, or availability features using the existing STPA handbook guidelines, and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workspace

Ability to understand and decompose systems to identify causal scenarios; aptitude to construct control structures and identify unsafe control actions

Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components

Lead and execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments

Lead in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders

Self-starters compelled to take action in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors

Support MDT with other duties as assigned

Qualification

Systems Security EngineeringModel Based Systems EngineeringRisk ManagementSTPA principlesThreat assessmentCommunication skillsAnalytical methodologiesTeam leadershipProblem-solvingTechnical presentation

Required

Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years

Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 year of related experience

Minimum 2 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs

Minimum 2 years' experience demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings

Minimum 2 years' experience in applying safety thinking to a complex system in a rapidly changing product or technology

Minimum 2 years' experience in applying analytical methodologies to raw data in order to determine and present clear and precise findings and recommendations

Minimum 2 years' experience performing against schedule

Preferred

Active Top-Secret clearance with SAP Access

Direct experience with ICBM Systems

Experience applying Program Protection principles to US Government Defense Programs and applied knowledge in the application of SSE principles across a broad spectrum of security measures (Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance, OPSEC, etc.) to protect critical program information (CPI)

Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware and software assurance

Experience with Risk Management (identification and development of risks) and driving risk mitigations to closure

Experience with assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components

Direct experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (CAMEO, DOORS)