Sentinel Cyber Software Engineer/Principal Cyber Software Engineer *14552

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Sentinel Cyber Software Engineer.  This position is located in on-site in Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO and supports Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

The selected engineer will be responsible for multiple tasks within the Command and Control Software Team. The engineer will be responsible for designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining cybersecurity software.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Administering systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems

• Automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management (CM) tooling
• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology
• Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices
• Automate cloud native technologies in air-gapped environments, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
• Design and implement security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption
• Implement and maintain security policies and procedures to comply with industry standards and regulations
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members and stakeholders

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 positions 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.

Job Qualifications

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (e.g, Security+, etc.)
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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
• 1+ years experience with network design, virtual environments, and cyber systems design.

Cyber Software Engineer (T02): Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 2 years of related experience; 0 years with a Masters. Additional 4yrs of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

Principal Cyber Software Engineer (T03): Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Masters or 1 year with PhD. An additional 4yrs of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience engineering ACAS, NESSUS, SPLUNK, McAfee / Trellix, VMWare, or MECM
• Current in-scope U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance; US Citizenship is required
• Experience with network design, virtual environments, and cyber systems design is preferred.
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) Tools such as: Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Packer, GitLab, etc. (air-gapped implementations)
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR tools such as Splunk, Elastic, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, or Swimlane
• Experience with Microsoft Server, Windows domain architectures, Windows Active Directory, LDAP, VMWare, and knowledge of SAN storage systems, Red Hat Linux Operating System experience and/or certification for current versions

Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $173,800.00Salary Range 2: $0.00 - $0.00

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.