Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Test Engineer - 18355

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

48d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Test Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer to support the Sentinel Program in Roy, UT. This role involves maintaining the smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, recommending and implementing system enhancements, integrating IP-based devices into network architecture, supporting configuration and troubleshooting of devices/networks, working across teams for daily integration activities, executing root cause analysis for complex network and system issues, coordinating integrated testing activities, and overseeing test activities for requirement verification and validation.

Requirements

Principal Engineer Systems Test: Bachelors in Science with 5 years of experience, Masters with 3 years of experience or PhD with 1 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Sr. Principal Engineer Test: Bachelors of Science with 8 years of experience, Masters with 6 years of experience or PhD with 4 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
3+ years of experience working with lab environments/processes (Foreign Object Elimination, Electro-Static Discharge, Configuration Management)
3+ years of experience integrating COTS, GOTS and custom software in a security constrained environment
3+ years of experience leading, planning and executing hardware/software product integration, documenting discrepancies, and analyzing mission performance.
3+ years of experience on engineering or administration experience for Cisco/Juniper networks, RHEL, or Windows OS.

Nice To Haves

Ability to troubleshoot system using built in OS functionality and system logs.
Perform OS tuning, understand networking, perform user management, perform security hardening, and review OS logs as needed and perform system backups.
Experience with scripting, particularly in shell scripting. Any experience with SH and CSH variants, Python, or PowerShell would be helpful.
Experience with the administration and operations of lab or test environments
Computer system performance analysis.
Experience with vSphere and/or VMware Cloud Foundation.
Experience with operation, development, or testing of RTOSs.

Responsibilities

Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, and system engineers, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management
Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management
Integration of IP based devices into networks architecture. Will also support configuration, troubleshooting of devices / network
Work within and across teams to support and coordinate daily integration activities
Execute root cause analysis to troubleshoot and resolve complex network and system issues
Coordinate integrated testing activities
Oversee test activities in support or requirement verification and validation.