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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.Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.\nNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a candidate with outstanding leadership skills to fill a Cyber System Engineering Manager 2 position in Annapolis Junction, MD.\nWhat You'll Get to Do:\nThis is a dual role position encompassing both people leadership and direct technical performance. This position will manage a team that may support multiple programs, projects and initiatives. The position requires daily on site presence and is located specifically in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.\nThis role will focus on two primary areas of responsibility, People Leadership and Technical Performance.\nPeople Leadership responsibilities include:\nManagement of other managers as well as individual contributors;\nEnsure team has a clear purpose and clear roles;\nCommunicate information to employees in a timely manner to help them to be productive and engaged;\nGive direct feedback to people on her/his team about performance and potential in the organization;\nFind and develop talent;\nStaffing and workload forecast;\nCoordinating specific staffing requirements;\nEmployee inclusion, engagement, mentoring and career development;\nParticipation in recruiting events and interviews, identifying rotational opportunities for employees, and performance management;\nEnsure personnel within the discipline team are meeting technical requirements of supported programs;\nThe successful candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and have success as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders;\nWork with Program Management to ensure that projects are completed on schedule and within budget.\nTechnical responsibilities include:\nThe candidate must have a technical performance role on one of the classified programs at Annapolis Junction that can account for at least 80% of their time. Technical performance responsibilities will vary with each candidate but will align to mid to senior level System Engineering scope such as:\nWork within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high quality product deliveries and flight test events that meet mission Cyber requirements\nPartner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program cyber requirements and meet mission objectives\nAs a member of a team of specialized NGMS cyber systems engineers, support the development and enhancement of Launch and Missile Defense systems\nParticipate as part of an extended team of US government, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman Space, and supplier of cybersecurity practitioners across multiple program locations\nEnsure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101\nPropose and design cyber systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements\nProvide cyber implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams\nDevelop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed\nParticipate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to development of computer systems, digital communications systems, networking devices, computer architectures\nPerform cyber-attack surface analysis of system designs with recommendations to mitigate and reduce risk\nParticipate in cybersecurity assessment activities and review cybersecurity assessment methods, plans, procedures, reports and security penetration test planning and execution.\nProvide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to cybersecurity-relevant plans and schedules\nIdentify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems\nApply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Cyber Security implementation\nSolve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment\nSupport program engineering review boards\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree with 10 years, Master’s degree with 8 years, or a PhD with 6 years of experience in: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 14 years’ experience in a cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree.\nComprehension of systems engineering principles, theories and concepts\nExperience leading multi-discipline engineering teams\nProven leadership skills as a people and technical leader, and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment\nDemonstrated experience of frequent contact with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels\nAble to work semi independently with general direction from senior leadership\nDirect experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and/or the system development life cycle\nDirect experience in one or more of the following Systems Engineering activities: system requirements decomposition/derivation/flow down/traceability, architecture, high-level/detail design, implementation, integration and test, and/or verification & validation.\nDirect experience supporting the development of RMF assessment authorization artifacts development to satisfy NIST SP 800-37 requirements.\nPossession of an active Secret clearance.\nMust be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance. The ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance is dependent on our timeline as determined by Northrop Grumman Corporation.\nMust be able to obtain Special Access to the program. The ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance is dependent on our timeline as determined by Northrop Grumman Corporation.\nAble to obtain within six months of hire an IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrevious Functional Management Experience\nExperienced in all aspects of the Engineering processes\nExcellent communication (written and oral), negotiation, coordination, and interpersonal skills\nProven collaboration with program managers and customer representatives to meet program objectives\nExperience managing and directing efforts following an Agile and DevSecOps process model\nProven success by analyzing, estimating, and implementing solutions to complex problems spanning multiple engineering disciplines\nAbility to calmly negotiate challenging program requirements, strategies, and conflicting constraints among a large and diverse group of program stakeholders.\nFamiliar with Agile methodologies\nMaster's degree in a relevant technical or management specialty\nIASAE level III certified (ISSEP, ISSAP) in accordance with DoDI 8570/8140\nActive Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.\nSoftware Assurance experience.\nExpertise with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and related tools such as Cameo\nExpertise with Requirement Management tools such as IBM DOORs.\nKnowledge of Cyber Security systems engineering practices, network technologies, DoD system development life cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications\nExpertise with containerized software systems in accordance with DoD DevSecOps Reference Design\nExperience innovating in Cybersecurity Accreditation processes and procedures in a multi-certification (Cyber, Nuclear Surety, etc.) context as part of a Digital Engineering Environment\nExperience authoring and maintaining critical program authorization documents such as Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Security Assessment Plans.\nExperience in a Systems Engineering role with responsibilities in the planning, designing, implementation, testing, and delivery of a system with Cyber/Information Assurance requirements\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nNorthrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the\nflexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.\nYour benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including: Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00The 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. 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