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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Principal Engineer Networks – Network Engineer III (24-425)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509


Requisition ID: R10176003

Category:

Information Technology

Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

Telecommute:

No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Engineer Networks – Network Engineer III (24-425) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations and manage networked sensors and weapons systems.

As a Network Development Engineer, the candidate will work within an agile scrum team and plan work based on customer requirements and program contractual agreements.

Essential Functions:

Plan, deploy, integrate, and test upgrades to the C2BMC network to operational sites.

Travel to alternate work locations, such as Schriever Space Force Base, Alaska, Guam, and Europe, to execute job duties.

Thrive in a collaborative and agile environment.

Basic Qualifications:

An active Secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 5 years experience; or 9 years experience instead of a degree; or a Master’s degree in a related discipline with 3 years experience.

DoD 8140 certification at

IAT Level II or higher

(Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is required to start.

Proven network engineer with hands-on mid-level experience and knowledge of

network design ,

development , and

testing methodologies .

Must understand:

OSI Model

TCP/IP

Routing protocols

BGP

and

OSPF

Must have

network traffic analysis ,

diagnostic , and

troubleshooting skills .

Must have firewall experience, especially with:

Juniper

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Required experience in:

UDP multicast

SONET

MSPP

VLANs

GRE Tunnels

TCP/IP network designs

Hands-on experience with multi-vendor switching routing ( Juniper, Cisco ),

WAN

optimizer ,

TACLANEs , and optical transport equipment.

Effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft Office products.

Must understand standard DOD security practices such as

STIG compliance

and

system accreditation implementation .

Familiarization with virtualization technologies:

NFV

SDWAN

VMware

Preferred Qualifications:

Current and active TS/SCI is highly desired.

The following are highly desired:

Cloud Foundation

NSX

vSAN

Aria

Experience with network automation using Ansible.

Prior C2BMC experience.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

Flexible Work Arrangements

Salary Range:

$88,600 - $133,000

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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