Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer (Cybersecurity/Anti-Tamper Engineer) w/ Active Clearance (AHT)

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. Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what's possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you'll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future. We are currently seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer (Cybersecurity/Anti-Tamper Engineer) w/ Active Clearance to work with our talented Advanced Weapons team in Northridge, CA. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our Advanced Programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers. In this role, the selected candidate will (but not be limited to):

• Analyze customer's concept of operations/employment and cyber security/anti-tamper requirements to propose, design, develop, and implement security/protection controls in compliance with government furnished implementation guides
• Analyze existing missile system security architecture, identify and solve potential and actual security problems by architecting an updated system that is resistant to tampering and cyber -attacks using design techniques suggested in government furnished implementation guides
• Implement security improvements/designs by assessing current situation; evaluating industry and Department of Defense (DoD) standards and trends; anticipating requirements
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications
• Develop technical documentation/publication to document trades studies, system designs, analysis, and results related to systems security
• Develop standard and improvement processes for assessing, designing, implementing, and verifying security requirements
• Support the development of the system security engineering team's training plan for their development in knowledge and skills
• Interface with inter-organizational management and external customers to communicate technical briefing and program status
• Support bid proposals for systems security effort
• Support Program Management activities to ensure cost and schedule objectives are met

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering/computer science discipline and a minimum of five (5) years of engineering, computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience
• Minimum two (2) years of cumulative experience in: cyber security/anti-tamper requirements development, security and cyber threat analysis, security systems engineering, cyber systems architecture development or cyber security policy development
• Must have demonstrated experience in solving technical problems independently with minimal supervision.

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering/computer science discipline and a minimum of nine (9) years of engineering, computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience
• Minimum three (3) years of cumulative experience in: cyber security/anti-tamper requirements development, security and cyber threat analysis, security systems engineering, cyber systems architecture development or cyber security policy development
• Active DoD secret clearance
• Minimum five (5) years of cyber security/anti-tamper-related experience
• Must have proven experience in communicating with all levels of peers, management and customers in a methodical, detailed and process oriented fashion.
• Must have demonstrated experience in solving technical problems independently with minimal supervision.

• Experience with HP Fortify
• Experience working in the defense industry or weapon system
• Active DoD Secret Clearance with periodic reinvestigation within the last five (5) years.