Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronic Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

2d • $142,200 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Electronic Network Engineer for its team in Rancho Bernardo, California. The role is for a self-starter familiar with working in an Integrated Product Team construct. The selected candidate must work full-time on-site; remote, hybrid, and telework arrangements are not available. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time.

The engineer will design, implement, support, monitor, and optimize network infrastructure and performance; develop network documentation and standards; troubleshoot complex issues; and support incident response. The role also involves engineering and automating datacenter system deployments, collaborating with engineers to install and troubleshoot systems and update documented procedures, and working with engineers and technicians in a lab environment. The engineer will support a software integration lab and end-to-end communications, making and improving network changes and architecture and resolving discovered bugs.

The position may be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer or Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level, depending on qualifications. An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI and SAP clearances.

Requirements

• For the Principal level: a bachelor’s degree in a STEM 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 Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
• For the Sr. Principal level: a bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience, or a Ph.D. in a relevant STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Active DoD 8140-approved IAT Level II or higher compliant certification; examples include CCNA Security, Security+ CE, CCNP, and CISSP.
• Expertise with IP subnetting.
• Experience with or understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP), and other networking concepts.
• Experience with or understanding of network automation scripting using Ansible, Python, Bash, and Shell.
• Knowledge of or experience with network security features such as IP access lists.
• Experience with network design and/or data center architecture.
• Experience with network firewalls such as Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, and/or Palo Alto Networks.
• Experience troubleshooting complex networking issues.
• Familiarity with network management protocols such as SNMP, SSH, syslog, and RADIUS/TACACS.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must be able to work full-time on-site; no remote, hybrid, or telework is available.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance, with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Active DoD 8140-approved IAT Level II or higher compliant certification; examples include CCNA Security, Security+ CE, and CISSP.
• Professional networking certification such as CCNA or higher.
• Experience with Cisco technologies such as Nexus switches, ACI Fabrics, and Catalyst switches.
• Experience with data center architecture.
• Understanding of network automation scripting using Ansible, Python, Bash, and Shell.
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMware and associated networking solutions such as NSX.
• Understanding of advanced features such as GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN, MPLS, QoS, and Multicast.
• Experience with Cisco Unified Communications/VoIP.
• Familiarity with network management applications such as SolarWinds, SuzieQ, Splunk, and/or Cisco ISE.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, and VMware configuration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HAIPE/TACLANE encryptors and other military COMSEC/CRYPTO equipment and procedures.
• Familiarity with network emulator tools such as EVE-NG, GNS3, Cisco Modeling Lab (CML), and Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL).
• Working knowledge of DISA security STIGs and maintaining security best practices.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, GitLab, and GitHub.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container networking.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology.
• Familiarity with version control; Git experience preferred.
• Ability to author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to interface with employees and management at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support network infrastructure components, including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Monitor and optimize network performance.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standards.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, perform root-cause analysis, and support incident response as needed.
• Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter system configurations.
• Collaborate with engineers to install and troubleshoot systems and redline documented procedures.
• Work with engineers and technicians in a lab environment.
• Support the software integration lab and end-to-end communications.
• Make network changes, enhance and improve the network system and architecture, troubleshoot complex issues, and resolve discovered bugs.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal