Staff Network Engineer (*TS/SCI & Poly required)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and 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!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Network Engineer to join our team supporting our RUSHMORE program.   This position would be based in the Aurora, Colorado area at Buckley AFB.

This role is to oversee and assist in the maintenance and expansion of new network business just acquired by the program. The candidate would be required to maintain existing architecture and give direction to the JR network engineers on staff.

This scope of work also involves helping OCONUS locations establish their network architecture and training the appropriate personnel to grow and maintain their network infrastructure. 

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
•    Designs and plans network communications systems.
•    Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
•    Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
•    Conducts testing of network design.
•    Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
•    Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
•    Troubleshooting network architecture to include network interfaces and firewalls and making recommendations for system findings and enhancements.
•    Gain a detailed understanding of systems, flows, CONOPs and advanced concepts; innovate and provide strategic direction.
•    Perform updates, patching, and baseline changes to adhere to Information Security requirements, policies, and standards.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.  

Basic Qualifications:
•    Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with an adjudicated Polygraph at time of application
•    Bachelor's degree and 12 years of relevant work experience; 10 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree; 8 years of relevant work experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
•    Must have the above minimum experience with:

• Demonstrable real-world experience in network configuration and management of critical network environments
• Experience in network devices such as Cisco ASAs, Routers, and Switches
• Experience with Cisco IOS
• Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP and UDP

•    Ability to support rotational 24x7 on-call support

Preferred Qualifications:
•    STEM degree
•    DoD 8570 IAM/IAT certification requirements; Security+ or CISSP, or have the ability to obtain within three months of start date
•    Ability to work in a structured configuration-controlled environment, primarily focused on the support and maintenance of real-time systems on an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract
•    Knowledge, Skills and Ability Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. 
•    Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. 
•    Problem Solving Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. 
•    Discretion/Latitude Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. 
•    Assignments are often self-initiated. 
•    Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. 
•    Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior. 
•    Impact Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. 
•    Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and effect the image of the organization technological capability. 
•    Liaison Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. 
•    Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
•    Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate platform-level problems and provide solutions for immediate restoration of service.
•    Experience with 24x7 operational systems
•    Experience with NX OS, VMware, ACI/APIC
•    Experience with UDP multicast
•    Experience with IPSec, multilayer switching, VLANs, and Virtual environments (ESXi)
•    Interface with external services for DNS, NTP, and others
•    Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer, briefings, interactions, and statements of work
•    Experience developing system-level designs, high-level control and data interfaces
•    Experience designing and setting up networks and data centers
•    Has a clear understanding of the OSI model
•    Knowledgeable in Static/Dynamic IP environments, LAN/WAN interfaces, Routed and routing protocols, subnetting, remote management and monitoring using SNMPv3 and SSH in both large and small-scale networks

Salary Range: $155,500.00 - $233,300.00

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 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.