Senior Principal Network Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems 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 have an opening for a Senior Principal Network Engineer to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. In this role, you will provide network technical expertise to a large Space Program.
 
Core Responsibilities:

• Design, deployment and maintenance of networks.
• Interfacing with other groups to gain a heightened understanding of customer network requirements to include implementation of DISA STIGs.
• Ancillary duties will include, but are not limited to: evaluation of vendor products, providing recommendations to purchase hardware and software, providing backup recovery, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, building of systems and computing asset management.
• Architecting and assisting in the successful deployment of international networks.
• Implement Cyber requirements via STIG automation.
• Integration of networks / time servers and other network devices.
• Assisting with integrating products within labs and development environments.
• Helping to maintain the information assurance posture of the system.
• Formulating innovative solutions to problems as they arise.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 6 years of relevant experience with Masters; 4 years of relevant experience with PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Active SCI/CI Poly required at the time of application
• Experience with IP subnetting
• Experience with L1 thru L3 networking
• Experience with static and dynamic routing protocols
• Knowledge of Cisco Systems networking, to include the deployment of complex WAN configurations across several sites (including international)
• DISA STIG as they apply to network devices
• Security+ Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Solarwinds network monitoring
• Experience with Cisco ISE applications
• Experience with Crypto units
• Microsoft Visio Diagram creation
• CISSP or Microsoft OS Certification

Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

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 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.