Principal or Senior Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst

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.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst or Senior Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst based out of McClellan, CA (Sacramento area). As a Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst / Senior Principal Cyber Information AssuranceAnalyst at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation.Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.What You'll Get To Do:Be part of a team of System Administrators supporting meetings/working groups, development and implementation of test site fielded systems used by the warfighter. This is an opportunity to thrive in a diverse work environment! Showcase your technical knowledge and analytical skills to implement cyber security programs & strategies. You will also occasionally travel to support technical reviews, determine the optimum mix of technology, policy and procedures.In addition, you will get to:• Conduct risk assessments for various USG classified networks• Participate in certification and accreditation processes• Provide recommendations for system, network and application design• Analyze system operations and periodic audits• Streamline workflow processes, identify deviations, and assist vulnerability assessments• Oversee program control processes to ensure risk mitigation• Develop and manage Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)• Apply Information Assurance toolsets• Stay current on industry best practices This position may be filled as a Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst or Senior Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of work experience. Note: An additional 4 years of work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Information Assurance processes for various USG classified networks, certification and accreditation activities such as, Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M)
• Willingness to obtain CISSP certification within 6 months
• Minimum Active TS/SCI Clearance

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of work experience. Note: An additional 4 years of work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Information Assurance processes for various USG classified networks, certification and accreditation activities such as, Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M)
• Willingness to obtain CISSP certification within 6 months
• Minimum Active TS/SCI Clearance

• Basic understanding of Active Directory forests, including root and child domains, Microsoft Exchange, Linux Enterprise Environments
• Basic understanding of Xacta process
• Basic understanding of virtualized environments (VMWare, ESX) and VDI
• Basic understanding of storage platforms such as, NetApp and PureStorage
• Experience with Information Assurance processes for various USG classified networks
• Experience with periodically conducting a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.
• Experience with setting up new or streamlining workflow processes