Staff Cyber Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Chantilly, VA

73d•$161,000 - $241,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Cyber Network Engineer professional in Chantilly, VA. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and providing Tier-2 and Tier-3 support for a mission-critical network infrastructure. This role involves collecting data for analysis, performing network upgrades, and producing documentation and diagrams of the work performed. The position requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quick-response work environment with high expectations and diverse assignments. The candidate must be able to communicate and collaborate with multiple teams across all technical levels and lead the development of creative solutions to complex problems.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen with an Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility, ability to obtain a Poly to be considered.
12 Years with Bachelors Degree; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Year with PhD; 16 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
IAT-2 Certification (eg; COMPTIA Security+)
Experience troubleshooting technical issues based on OSI model.
Experience making ethernet cables, pulling fiber, racking equipment.
Basic understanding of Cisco CLI commands
Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) process
Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software and specialty engineers to develop solutions.

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI clearance with current Poly
Understanding of dynamic routing protocols
Firm understanding of Juniper JunOS commands and or firewall concepts
Previous experience troubleshooting network procedures and best practices; experience with network challenges associated with systems integration, including COTS integration, and capacity analysis.
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., Red Hat KVM, VMware, libvirt/virsh, Docker, and Kubernetes)
Previous experience contributing to building ATO packages

Responsibilities

Provide Engineering and Administrative support onsite for a team of developers and testers, often deviating from industry standard procedures to meet mission needs but maintaining system security standards.
Develop, implement, and support solutions for systems that support mission critical and mission essential infrastructure.
Analyze existing systems & networks and make proactive recommendations to drive change and create efficiencies.
Creates and maintains clear, accurate network diagrams and topology documentation to support troubleshooting, change management, and cross-team collaboration.
Collaborate with mission system developers to create and deploy solutions in support of customer mission needs.
Maintain, evaluate, test, and apply STIG configurations for network devices.
Respond to security findings and Break Fix events across the infrastructure.
Create and maintain network documentation including but not limited to Standard Operating Procedures and VISIO diagrams.