Northrop Grumman Information Sector is seeking a Computer System Security Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Atlanta, GA. Put your years of experience into a future of excellence. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Public Health division which focuses on Health IT solutions for the Centers of Disease Control.

We are looking for dynamic, professional, team-oriented, self-motivated individual to join our team.

Responsibilities:

- Manage Operations Branch Certification and Accreditation work

- Develop, implement, and validate security controls in OPB, including least privilege access to systems

and adherence to password policies

- Designs, tests, and implements state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products

- Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design

- Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and

network access

- Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and

information technology security research

- Manage Operations Branch Certification and Accreditation work

- Emphasize least privilege access to infrastructure and hosted systems

- Oversees and documents the corrective actions required to remediate weaknesses documented in

system Plan of Actions and Milestones according to scheduled completion dates and projected resource requirements

Basic Qualifications:

-Bachelors degree in Computer Science with (9) years experience, Masters Degree with (7) years, and PhD with (4) years experience

- Demonstrable background in working in a project-based environment with dynamic (changing) requirements

- 5+ years working experience in an IT Security environment minimum

- 3+ years with IT Technical experience or significant exposure that has developed an understanding of Windows

Desktop and Window Server Operating Systems

- Strong interpersonal communication skills and good technical and narrative writing skills

- Certified Information System Security (CISSP) certificate is required

Background in communication, programming/development and project management

This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and/or customer approval.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 75,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce regardless of age. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.