Northrop Grumman Australia · 3 months ago
Staff Systems Security Engineer
United States-Illinois-Rolling Meadows
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $245K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Staff Systems Security Engineer to join their Systems Security Engineering team. The role involves designing and developing system architectures, ensuring compliance with government policies, and collaborating with security engineering teams to support program execution.
Defense & Space
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 Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase