Principal Cyber Information Assurance Analyst
VALA03GC, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert Clearance required USD 63K - 147K *
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 95,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to...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.Northrop Grumman is seeking a cybersecurity analyst to join our team in Langley AFB.
Roles and responsibilities:
Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This is achieved through passive evaluations such as compliance audits and active evaluations such as vulnerability assessments.
Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. Includes support of process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits. Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6-3), make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.
Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards. Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results and preparation of required reports.
Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and technical or coordination activity and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones POA&M. Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.
Utilize the Joint Special Access Program (SAP) Implementation Guide (JSIG) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) to ensure compliance and implementation of risk mitigation measures as directed by the Authorizing Official and DoD Special Access Program Central Office (SAPCO)
Work closely with System Administrators to ensure threat detection and vulnerability software is update and maintained on a frequent and scheduled basis
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have, at minimum, a Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience
- Must have a DoD 8570 IAM level II or above security certification (examples: CAP, CASP CE, CISM, GSLC, CISSP Associate, or CISSP)
- Must have a current DoD Secret clearance completed within the last 6 years in order to be considered
- Must be able to obtain a Special Access Program approval
Preferred Qualifications:
- DoD 8570 IAM III compliant certification
- Relevant experience will be aligned to the Assessment and Authorization of classified information systems and Risk Management Framework
- Knowledge of ACAS, NESSUS, SPLUNK, SCAP, POA&Ms, NIST, system auditing and vulnerability scanning,
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: ACAS Audits CASP+ CISM CISSP Clearance Compliance DoD DoDD 8570 GSLC IAM Nessus NISPOM NIST POA&M Risk management RMF SAP SCAP Splunk System Security Plan Threat detection
Perks/benefits: Health care Insurance Salary bonus
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