Principal Engineer Network III (26-391)

About the role

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer Network III to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position requires on-site work with no remote options.

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Network Development Engineer, supporting build-out and deployments to the operational environment as needed
• Work within an agile Scrum team and plan work based on customer requirements and program contractual agreements
• Serve as the primary Network Engineer supporting the C2BMC Program
• Plan, deploy, integrate, and test upgrades to the C2BMC network to operational sites
• Travel to remote locations to lead and perform network installations, independently perform troubleshooting, and provide status updates to Program personnel

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university with 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.) at the time of application, required to start; must maintain 8140 certifications throughout the entire contract period
• Current, active in-scope Government-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, required to start
• CCNA or JNCIA certification
• Position is based at an LM facility in Colorado Springs, CO, on a long-term basis; must be able to travel to alternate work locations such as Schriever Space Force Base, Alaska, Guam, and Europe to perform job duties, including deployments
• Proven network engineer with hands-on mid-level experience and knowledge of network design, development, and testing methodologies
• Understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, and routing protocols BGP and OSPF
• Network traffic analysis, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Firewall experience – especially Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto
• Experience with UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs
• Practical experience with multi-vendor switching and routing (Juniper, Cisco), WAN optimizers, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment
• Strong communication skills, excellent writing and presentation abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Visio
• Ability to thrive and perform in a collaborative, Agile environment
• Understanding of standard DOD security practices, such as STIG compliance and system accreditation implementation efforts

Qualifications

• Familiarity with virtualization technologies – NFV, SDWAN, VMware, VMware Cloud Foundation, NSX, vSAN, and Aria is desired
• Experience with network automation using Ansible is desired
• Prior C2BMC experience is desired

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Pay

Salary range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00. Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.