Engineer Network 3

We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr Principal Network Engineer based out of San Diego, CA.

As a Sr Principal Network Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment

Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems

Implement engineering changes to the system as required

Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures

Responsible for completing the network configurations and coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers.

Occasional travel may be required

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of experience; OR 6 years of relevant experience with a Master (MS) degree; OR 3 years of experience with STEM PhD degree; an additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor degree.

Experience with network design, architecture, specifications, and equipment selection.

Understanding of IP4 and IPv6 network design, including IP sub-netting and protocols including BGP, OSPF and EIGRP.

Understanding of network device configuration and troubleshooting (ideally, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE).

Understanding of advanced features like GRE, IPSEC, IP quality-of-service, VLANs, and multicast.

Familiar with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, syslog, RADIUS/TACACS.

Full on-site presence at San Diego Spectrum Center campus

Ability to travel 10% of the time.

CLEARANCE: Must be a US Citizen and must have or be able to obtain an Interim Secret/Secret clearance before you start

Preferred Qualifications:

DoD 8570 Security certification such as Sec, CASP, CISSP, or equivalent.

Pay Details: $78.00 to $105.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

The California Fair Chance Act

Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance