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Blackwomenintech

Principal / Sr. Principal Network Engineer

Blackwomenintech, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021


Requisition ID: R10168916•

Category:

Information Technology•

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia, United States of America•

Clearance Type:

Polygraph•

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 people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.We are looking for you to join our team as a

Principal

or

Sr. Principal Engineer Network

professional based out of Chantilly, VA.What You'll Get to Do:

The successful candidate should thrive in a fast-paced, quick response work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and possess the ability to communicate and collaborate with multiple teams across all technical levels. The candidate must be able to lead the way to maintain and develop creative solutions to complex problems.Responsibilities:

Strong/Expert support of all aspects of network management, including planning, network design, scheduling, implementation, maintenance, change management, and support of a mission-critical network infrastructure.Maintain, evaluate, test, and apply STIG configurations for network devices.Possess strong/expert skills in planning and maintenance for necessary software upgrades to firewalls, switches, and routers.Respond to security findings and events across the infrastructure.Lead in planning and executing engineering projects across multiple teams.Expert in the implementation of approved changes to the system as required.Expert understanding of physical network infrastructures and media types.Superb planning, coordination, communication, presentation, and documentation skills.This position requires an

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph , and the ability to pass and maintain at least a DoD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification such as CompTIA Security+, within 6 months of onboarding.Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Network:

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of related engineering experience.Ability to pass and maintain at least a DoD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification such as CompTIA Security+, within 6 months of onboarding.Detailed knowledge of the OSI Model.Experience with routing, switching, and firewall concepts and protocols, such as OSPF and Spanning-tree, state-full and stateless traffic policies, and IPv4 CIDR subnetting.Experience with configuring, deploying, and integrating network devices and services.Experience with Cisco IOS-XE on the Catalyst 9300 series fabric and Juniper JunOS on the SRX series.Experience in producing and maintaining technical, configuration, and diagram documentation.Knowledge or experience with IDS/IPS sensors and writing policies.Knowledge or experience of writing configuration for and performing packet captures, with the ability to perform basic analysis of traffic flows.Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Network:

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.8 years of related engineering experience with a bachelor's in science degree; OR a master's degree and 6 years of related engineering experience; 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree.Ability to pass and maintain at least a DoD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification such as CompTIA Security+, within 6 months of onboarding.Detailed knowledge of the OSI Model.Detailed knowledge of routing, switching, and firewall concepts and protocols.Hands-on developing and testing configurations, and implementation to a critical network.Detailed knowledge of Cisco IOS-XE on the Catalyst 9300 series fabric and Juniper JunOS on the SRX series.Detailed knowledge of packet captures and analysis of traffic flows.Detailed knowledge IDS/IPS sensors and writing policies.Ability to provide analysis, provide reports, and maintain technical documentation as necessary.Preferred Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.Cisco CCNA/CCNP Certification, Juniper Security JCNIA-SEC, or equivalent.Active CompTIA Security+ certificate.Ability to lead troubleshooting and create solutions within a diverse network environment.Knowledge of Linux operating systems, routing, IPSec, and IPTables or Firewalld.Expert knowledge of Cisco Catalyst 9000 series platforms and Juniper SRX series.Expert knowledge of fault-tolerant, high availability, network infrastructure environments.Author and maintain technical documentation and illustrations.Produce and present work instruction documentation.Knowledge or experience with Configuration Management (CM) processes.Expert knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.Expert knowledge of WireShark and PCAP files.Strong knowledge of fiber optic and RF cable and connector types.Strong batch scripting and PowerShell for network automation.Expert knowledge of monitoring and auditing network.Ability to self-teach, self-learn, and provide direction to junior engineers.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.Salary Range:

$97,500 - $146,300Salary Range 2:

$120,900 - $181,300

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is 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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