Requisition ID: R10171254- Category: Information Technology
- Location: McClellan, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Top Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. 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 Principal Network Engineer or Sr Principal Network Engineer based out of McClellan, CA. As a Network Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using 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:
- Provide networking equipment inventory management and documentation
- Document network information including of all switching and routing equipment, connected IP-addressable devices and cabling interconnects
- Provides day-to-day network maintenance to include installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting of switched networks and network equipment
- Research, design and implement security solutions for network infrastructure
- Design, price and implement network systems.
- Engineer network solutions for new & existing systems.
- Participate in project planning and participate in proposal writing.
- Track and report identified information system vulnerabilities
- Monitor, review, analyze, tune, and make recommendations to optimize network
- Manage, configure, and install firewall security appliances
- Assist in the creation of test plans and procedures
This position may be filled as a Principal Network Engineer or Sr Principal Network Engineer.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Network Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of experience; or 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 0 years with a PhD;
- An additional 4 years of relevant experience/education can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science Degree
- Experience with 2 or more of the following: ACI, Spine Leaf, SPLUNK, Firewall, BGP/OSPF, Spanning Tree, Cisco, Multicast, Packet decoding
- Basic troubleshooting / hardening & upgrading experience
- Experience with switching, routing protocols
- DoD 8570 Security certification such as Sec+, CASP, CISSP, or equivalent
- Clearance: Must have an Active Top Secret/SCI
Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal Network Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of experience; or 6 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 3 years with a PhD;
- An additional 4 years of relevant experience/education can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science Degree
- Experience with 2 or more of the following: ACI, Spine Leaf, SPLUNK, Firewall, BGP/OSPF, Spanning Tree, Cisco, Multicast, Packet decoding
- Basic troubleshooting / hardening & upgrading experience
- Experience with switching, routing protocols
- DoD 8570 Security certification such as Sec+, CASP, CISSP, or equivalent
- Clearance: Must have an Active Top Secret/SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with multiple network vendors and operating systems.
- Experience with Wide Area Networks and commensal circuit requests.
- Experience with ISR assets.
- Experience with Cisco ASAs.
- Experience with VMware vSwitches and port groups.
- Experience with DoD STIGS and NIST security standards.
- Experience with Inline Network Encryptors. KG175D/G and KG250
- Experience with port-security
- Experience implementing 802.1x
- Experience managing DNS
Salary Range: $97,500 - $146,300
Salary Range 2: $120,900 - $181,300
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
