Sentinel - Sr Principal Engineer - Information Assurance - 16298

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

The Systems Security Engineering Team (SSE) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Sr. Principal Software Engineer to serve as a System Security Software Assurance Engineer, Level 4. You will be responsible for helping lead a team of engineers focused on system analysis efforts, generation of structured requirements, decomposition strategies, and mitigations.

This position can be located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah and may offer a competitive relocation package

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components
• Support courses of action based on knowledge and experience, initiative, guidance, and established regulations and policies
• Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Software & Hardware Assurance
• Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders
• Review technical security assessments of SSE environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies
• Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components
• Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience; a master’s degree with 6 years; or a PhD with 4 years of related experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered 'in lieu of' a degree
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (<6 years)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Candidate MUST have a current IAT level II (or higher) certification (i.e. Security+)
• Experience in a Software/System Security role
• Experience with Software Test/Development and use of static code analysis tools
• Ability to debug existing software and correct defects
• Solid experience utilizing the C based programming languages
• Experience with source code management (git, bitbucket, Gitlab), Compilers (gcc, ts)
• Experience with Bamboo and/or Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities and assessing risk for software
• Demonstrated software development experience
• Ability to analyze user requirements and derive cyber and performance requirements for software
• Experience with working in Windows and Linux environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Risk Management Framework, Security Controls and STIGs
• Automated build tools (Gitlab, Jenkins, Nexus, Ansible, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Static Code Analysis Tools
• Experience communicating effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings
• Experience applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs and/or US Military Programs

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance 

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  

• Paid Time Off  

• Health & Wellness Resources  

• Employee Discounts 

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.