Principal Engineer Information Assurance Lead (Security Clearance required)

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: December 5, 2019

Job Description:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Sunnyvale, California has an opening for a Principal Engineer Information Assurance Lead.The selected candidate designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements of business continuity, operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management). Assesses and mitigates system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle. Validates system security requirements definition and analysis. Establishes system security designs. Implements security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures. Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities. Supports secure systems operations and maintenance.Basic Qualifications: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science, in Engineering or Business Management or otherapplicable fields; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.Outstanding PC skills in Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint are the essentials, Access and Project would be pluses.Experience assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks primarily in the area of data vulnerability at rest and in motion.Experience validating system security reqmts definition and analysis primarily in managing the interface between the program and the IT management.Experience establishing security system designs and implementing them in hardware, software, data and procedures, primarily in the area of developing procedures used by the program team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Must be a US citizen with a minimum of an interim secret clearancePreferred Qualifications: Program or Project Management experience Program Management Experience in a Classified DoD Environment Bachelors Degree in Engineering and/or Advanced Degree in Business Management Operational Security Plan experience Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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