Principal Instrumentation Network Engineer - (Melbourne FL)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Instrumentation Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

The selected candidate will maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.  The selected candidate will interact with users, evaluate vendor products, and make recommendations to purchase hardware and software along with coordinating installation and providing backup recovery. This individual will also develop and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources. Ancillary duties for the selected candidate may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Maintaining availability of instrumentation data network and instrumentation data center.

• Collecting and reporting system data metrics.

• Ensuring systems adhere to program configuration and data management plans.

• Providing software maintenance and installing software upgrades and patches.

• Maintaining active licenses, maintenance contracts and warrantees.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of experience in engineering; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 3 years of experience in engineering; OR PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university OR PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 1 year of experience in engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Systems Administration experience, including Windows, Linux.

• Experience setting up and maintaining networks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification, such as Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, or CYSA+.

• Experienced VMware virtual networking, VMware Horizon 8, VMware vSphere 8 and VMware Data Storage administration.

• Previous cybersecurity, Information Assurance experience, and/or system administration experience.

• Active Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification.

• Active VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization certification (VCP-DCV).

• Understanding of enterprise-level computing platforms involving virtualization, distribution, and high availability.

• Experience implementing storage allocation, reclamation, replication, and migration.

• Knowledge of various storage systems VNX/Unity/XTREMIO.

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

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