Northrop Grumman Australia · 6 hours ago
Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst
United States-Maryland-Baltimore
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $204K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst to join its Classified Solutions team. The role involves assessing systems and networks for compliance, managing security processes, and ensuring that security functions are performed in accordance with compliance requirements.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy
Responsible for compliance with all information systems under their area of responsibility this includes ensuring that system configuration, policy, and procedures meet both security compliance and system mission requirements in accordance with the requirements of their environments
Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed
Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and support obtaining certification and accreditation of systems; this will include supporting the process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research, inspections, and periodic audits
Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, ICD-503, JSIG, NIST 800-53, etc.), make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities
Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards
Ensure that the personnel responsible for security related functions of the systems under their purview are appropriately trained, certified, and that they are performing those functions in accordance with the respective compliance requirements for the system environment
Act as a liaison between the government/prime contractors and local IT, program security, and program personnel as required for each classified network under your area of responsibility
Evaluate proposed changes to systems that may impact system authorization and communicate with all stakeholders
Manage configuration management for all classified networks in your environment
Support the formal Security Assessment required by each government authorizing authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports
Document the results of Assessment and Authorization activities and coordinate and prepare the System Security Plan and associated artifacts to include the creation and periodic updating of the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M)
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree with 10 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 12 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree
Applicants must have an active DoD Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years, or must be enrolled in the DoD Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) in order to be considered; the required security clearance must be maintained as a condition of continued employment
The selected candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance as a condition of continued employment
Current DoD 8140/8570 IAM level III (or higher) security certification (examples: CISM, CISSP (or Associate), GSLC, CCISO); the required certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment
Knowledge of NIST, JSIG, ACAS, NESSUS, SPLUNK, SCAP, POA&Ms, system audits, vulnerability scanning, and/or RMF package development
RMF knowledge/experience
Preferred
Current DoD 8140/8570 IAM level III (or higher) security certification
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
401k matching program
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