Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Cyber Systems Engineer/ Cyber Systems Engineer based out of Manhattan Beach, CA. Our Team develops and supports state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems.

The individual will be responsible for operating in an agile team environment to perform the following:

• Design, plan, implement, and perform assessment of security controls, polices, and processes compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 and CNSSI 1253. 

• Collaborate with SW development and cyber teams on implementing and documenting plans for system deployment.

• Troubleshoot HW/SW deployments in a development CI/CD environment and at customer sites.

• Implement changes to HW, SW, and networking configurations

• Work with customer ISSMs/ISSOs to develop and implement changes in environments operating under, or seeking, an ATO/IATT.

• Provide technical analyses of cyber infrastructure challenges and problems; develop/identify technical solutions responsive to customer needs.

• Support installation and checkout of systems at customer sites and support subsequent acceptance testing of deployed systems.

• The role is mission critical, time sensitive, and requires an individual who can hit the ground running, navigate a complex stakeholder environment, and maintain the highest standards of security while delivering results within a tight window.

• Travel to CONUS customer sites up to 25% of time.

All work must be performed on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA or at customer locations.

Basic Qualifications

• US Citizenship and Active DoD Top Secret Clearance Programs clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years or under continuous evaluation)

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) security clearance

• For Cyber Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a Cybersecurity, Computer/Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical discipline and 2+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of experience

• For Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a Cybersecurity, Computer/Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical discipline and 5+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience

• Background in SW/HW integration/troubleshooting/test principles, COTS SW/HW incorporation, and field support.

• Experience with HW and SW administration within a restricted program SW Development Life Cycle

• Design & Development (Software) or Procurement (Hardware): Build the software or buy hardware components from approved vendors.

• Testing: Verify the software works and that hardware meets safety and performance standards.

• Deployment & Configuration: Install software into production and physically configure or assign hardware to users.

• Monitoring & Maintenance: Apply patches, fix bugs, and repair or upgrade physical parts.

• Hands-on experience deploying and configuring Linux and/or Windows systems per DoD STIG requirements.

• CompTIA Security+ Certification (or equivalent DoD 8570 certification)

Preferred (nice to have) Qualifications:

Cyber Systems Engineer

• Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Strong interpersonal and analytic skills

• Experience with current military Mission Planning Systems such as Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), AFMSS and/or PFPS

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum team.

• Experience with cloud service providers like Azure and AWS, focusing on configuration, integration, and sustainability of cloud-based systems.

Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

• All of the above for Cyber System Engineer

• Experience designing, integrating, maintaining, and retiring systems within cloud environments.

• Professional Certifications: CISSP, CSSP (Information Security Engineer)