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Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 3

Northrop Grumman · Huntsville, AL · 1 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$120k–$179k/yrFull-time

About the role

This position will be in Huntsville, AL. As a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and sustaining the development, operations, and security posture of classified systems and networks used for development, integration, test, training, and operations. The selected candidate will concentrate on cybersecurity best practices within different layers of the OSI model including physical, data link, network, transport, and application. They will also support the delivery of products and services to the government customers through secure and encrypted channels.

Responsibilities

  • Installation and configuration of cyber monitoring equipment, troubleshooting, networking design, and implementing security measures for the networking infrastructure
  • Documentation and verification of all installation and configuration steps
  • Working with software developers and/or vendors as needed to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during system integration
  • Providing redlines to engineers and feedback to Leadership
  • Documenting lessons learned, best security engineering practices, and industry standards in daily tasks

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related work experience, or 1 year of related work experience with a PhD.
  • Current active in-scope US Government issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application.
  • Current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application.
  • The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period.
  • Ability and willingness to support an in-person / closed-area work environment.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs.
  • Ability to support after hours, on-call, on weekends, and immediate travel as needed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related work experience, or 1 year of related work experience with a PhD.
  • Current active in-scope US Government issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application.
  • Current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application.
  • The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period.
  • Ability and willingness to support an in-person / closed-area work environment.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs.
  • Ability to support after hours, on-call, on weekends, and immediate travel as needed.

Skills

  • Programming and scripting experience in a Windows environment (PowerShell, etc.)
  • Experience with Two-Factor Authentication and Administration
  • Strong systems administrator experience, specifically in Windows/Linux Operating Systems environments
  • Experience with Tenable and Nessus scans for vulnerability and controls implementation
  • Experience with VMware and ESXi configuration and management experience
  • Experience in VMWare, NetApp and Splunk among other industry standard technologies
  • Comfortable with maintenance and OS upgrades
  • Experience with Network Management Systems (HP Network Node Manager, Solarwinds, and NAS/SAN technologies (NetApp, etc.))
  • Experience administering, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator or Endpoint Security solutions
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher
  • Hands on experience with Ansible and/or Powershell scripting
  • Familiarization with Hypervisor operation to support Virtual Machines
  • Experience with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
  • Experience with InControl
  • Experience with FreeFlyer
  • Experience with Veeam
  • Familiarity with ticketing system (JIRA)

Benefits

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

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