Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 4
About the role
This position will be in Huntsville, AL. As a Sr. 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.
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 discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related work experience, or 4 years of related work experience with a PhD.
- A current active in-scope US Government issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start.
- A 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, which is required to start.
- The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period.
- Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs.
- Ability to support after hours, on weekends, on-call, and immediate travel as needed.
Qualifications
- Programming and scripting experience in a Windows environment (PowerShell, etc.)
- Experience with Ansible Technologies
- Experience with Two-Factor Authentication and Administration
- Strong systems administrator experience, specifically in Windows/Linux Operating Systems environments
Skills
- Familiarity 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 administering, deploying, configuring, and maintaining Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator or Endpoint Security solutions
- Experience with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
- Experience with InControl
- Experience with FreeFlyer
- 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.
Pay
Primary Level Salary Range: $149,300.00 - $223,900.00
Schedule
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.