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Sentinel Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer

Sentinel Senior Principal Information Assurance Engineer

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationColorado Springs, CO, USA
Salary$124900 – $170300
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree, 6 years of experience with Master’s degree, 4 years of experience with a PhD. A minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience required or additional 4 years of experience ‘in lieu’ of a degree can be considered for employment.
  • 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 4 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense and/or US Military Programs.
  • Minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience required.
  • Minimum 4 years of leadership in dynamic and diverse environments.
  • Minimum 4 years of supply chain risk management activities and risk mitigation.
  • Minimum 4 years in researching, interpreting, and developing mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Minimum 4 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

Responsibilities

  • Designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements for program protection, supply chain risk management, operations security, cryptography, counterfeit protection, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis and security management), and industrial base compliance.
  • 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.
  • Advise and assist SSE leadership with planning and execution of SSE Scope of Work.
  • Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, Program Initiatives, and program maturity commitments.
  • Support MDT with other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree, 6 years of experience with Master’s degree, 4 years of experience with a PhD.
  • Experience applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs and/or US Military Programs.
  • Experience researching, interpreting, and developing mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Experience performing operations security and/or counter-espionage and/or physical security analysis.
  • Experience communicating effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
  • Direct experience conducting supply chain risk management or program protection.
  • Demonstrated experience with vulnerability management.
  • Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
  • Knowledge of acquisition threat analysis and protection initiatives for acquisition programs.
  • Military Intelligence, Law Enforcement, or other USG Intelligence agency experience preferred.