Sentinel Principal Systems Security Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| Salary | $81300 – $115900 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with Master’s degree, or 1 year of experience with a PhD.
- 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
- Minimum 3 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense and/or US Military Programs.
- Minimum 3 years of experience with any of the following: operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management).
- Minimum 3 years in researching, interpreting, and developing mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities.
- Minimum 3 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Responsibilities
- Designs and implements security engineering systems with requirements of business continuity, operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management).
- Establishes and implements system security designs; additionally, you will assess and mitigate system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.
- Validates system security requirements definition and analysis. Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities.
- Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments.
- Self-starters compelled to act in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors.
- Support MDT with other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top-Secret clearance with SAP Access.
- Direct experience with Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems.
- Direct 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.
- Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (CAMEO, DOORS)
- Direct experience conducting supply chain risk management and/or program protection.
- Demonstrated experience with vulnerability management.
- Knowledge of acquisition threat analysis and protection initiatives for acquisition programs.
- Military Intelligence, Law Enforcement, or other USG Intelligence agency experience preferred.