Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago
Staff Systems Security Engineer - R10212309
Rolling Meadows, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $245K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a company known for its revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Staff Systems Security Engineer to develop system architectures, ensure compliance with government policies, and collaborate with security engineering teams to enhance system security functions.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design/develop system architectures and generate system designs to be implemented in a cost-effective manner
Implement and ensure compliance with government policies (e.g., JSIG, DAAPM, NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, DODI 5200.39, etc.) by reviewing process tailoring needs and approving documented procedures
Guide and monitor technical documentation/publication to document trades studies, system designs, analysis, and results related to a systems security posture such as identifying Critical Program Information (CPI) and creation of Anti-Tamper Plans
Develop an understanding of system interfaces and how to protect them
Assist with the definition of key capabilities and performance requirements
Adapt production and development products to meet unique customer needs and support the development of system security functions
Collaborate with security engineering team(s), across a portfolio of programs, through the duration of program execution to solve issues and to prepare for requirements sell off
Support technical work products developed by the larger engineering team in support of major milestone deliveries (e.g.: SRR, SVR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR)
Authoring technical documentation such as white papers, proposal technical volumes, and program milestone briefings
Collaborate with security engineering team(s), across a portfolio of programs, through the duration of program execution to solve issues and to prepare for requirements sell off
Other duties may include technical leadership, business capture activities, interfacing with industry partners and the USG
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical fields with 12+ years of related experience, a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical fields with 10+ years of related experience or a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical fields with 7+ years of related experience
3 years of cumulative experience on DoD based platforms and/or systems regarding the application of Cybersecurity RMF or Anti-Tamper with competencies in security threat analysis, systems architecture, engineering design, requirements derivation, validation, and verification
Must have demonstrated experience in leading teams to solve technical problems, including decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation and monitoring
Experience contributing to and/or making technical presentations to internal and external customers
Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start
Preferred
Advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical fields
Experience with design verification testing, reverse engineering, embedded software development, Cybersecurity, or Anti-Tamper
Possess a DoD 8140 certification, e.g. CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar
Experience with proposals and creating basis of estimates (BOEs)
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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