Sr Principal Network Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization 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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr Principal Network Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Sr Principal Network Engineer 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.

What You'll get to Do:

• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, minimal supervision, and collaborative/team settings across all levels
• Work closely with engineers and technicians in both a virtual and physical lab environment
• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program's systems
• Implement engineering changes to the system as required
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Responsible for completing the network designs and coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers
• Assist proposal development by providing data inputs
• Execute engineering projects on schedule in a DevOps environment
• Occasional travel may be required

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of experience; OR 6 years of relevant experience with a Masters degree; OR 4 years of experience with STEM PhD degree
  • An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor degree.
• Solid understanding of IP address planning, VRFs, ACLs, encapsulation, switching, routing, QoS, NAT, and application protocols
• Experience with authentication and data encryption methods, to include securing communications at either the datalink or network layer
• Experience with IT infrastructure management/monitoring tools (e.g., WhatsUpGold, Splunk, SolarWinds, Cisco Secure Servers - ISE) and techniques
• Experience using Cisco Call Managers (or equivalent), and an understanding of the VoIP stack, from an OSI modeling perspective
• Possess one or more of the following certifications (or equivalent): CCNA, CCNP, or JNCIP-ENT
• Must be a US Citizen
• CLEARANCE: A current/active DoD Secret clearance.
• Must currently have SAP or must be able to obtain and maintain SAP

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, FedRAMP or JSIG information system environments
• Familiarity in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle
• Demonstrated success investigating root cause analysis and providing recommendations to others
• Experience with async/sync data replication along with automated failure recovery, to include using technologies such as HSRP, VRRP, VM clustering, or load balancers • Multi-OS experience, with specific knowledge of RHEL, CentOS, or Windows Server
• Experience with virtual machines and hypervisors, such as ESX, KVM or Xen
• Experience with terrestrial and space-based network architectures, designs, and implementation techniques
• Experience with IDSs/IPSs, or ZBFWs
• Experience with HAIPE encryption
• Basic network knowledge in cloud/hybrid infrastructures and related technologies
• Proficiency in network modeling with programs such as Visio, MagicDraw, or Cameo
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IA Certification (Security+CE or similar) or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire

Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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.