Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Cybersecurity Analyst based out of Annapolis Junction or Linthicum, MD.  As a Cybersecurity Analyst at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter.  Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.  The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) Business Area's (BA) Research Computing (RC) organization seeks high-performance computing (HPC) professionals to support its growing teams of scientists and engineers. The MDA RC organization is responsible for the design, development, deployment, security, operation, monitoring, management, and support of all computational hardware and software used for basic research, modeling and simulation, circuit design, and circuit testing. RC oversees multiple highly complex large compute clusters that are required in the daily work of users of diverse backgrounds, roles, and responsibilities. RC is searching for HPC operations, administration, and applications experts excited to learn new technologies and contribute to a highly dynamic organization.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain performance of network within a high-performance compute cluster
• Contribute to design of new high-performance compute clusters
• Diagnose and resolve acute network faults
• Interface with external network administrators to maintain system performance
• Assess and report on network-induced operational risks and propose mitigation strategies
• Configure networks to meet customer requirements
• Interface with user support staff to assess operational reality and adapt to needs as they arise
• Interface with HPC System Administrators to diagnose network limitations
• Monitor and maintain network hardware

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 8 years' relevant experience; 6 years' experience with a Master’s Degree; 4 years with PhD. Will consider 4 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong Linux (Red Hat) proficiency
• Strong knowledge and experience with concepts of network fabrics for high-performance computing applications
• Strong knowledge and experience maintaining compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Strong knowledge and experience monitoring and maintaining high-performance network hardware
• Experience directing technical work of a small team of Linux Systems Administrators
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI clearance with full scope poly

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph security clearance
• IAT Level II certification
• Experience with high-performance computing system operations
• Experience with meeting and assessing security controls as defined in NIST 800-53A

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