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Principal Engineer Network (III) (26-403)

Northrop Grumman · Colorado Springs, CO · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$94k–$141k/yrFull-time

About the role

At Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration, you will serve as a Principal Engineer Network (III) on the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program. This role supports senior leaders and combatant commanders by enabling systematic planning, providing a common operational picture, and dynamically managing networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional missile defense objectives. The position is based on-site in Colorado Springs, CO, with regular travel to operational locations such as Schriever Space Force Base, Alaska, Guam, Europe, and other sites to support network deployments and upgrades.

Essential Functions

  • Serve as a primary Network Engineer supporting build‑out and deployments to the operational environment
  • Work within an Agile Scrum team, planning and executing work based on customer requirements and program contractual commitments
  • Plan, deploy, integrate, and test network upgrades to C2BMC operational sites
  • Lead and perform network installations at remote locations, independently troubleshoot complex issues, and provide clear status updates to program and customer stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Network 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
  • Current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+ CE, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.) at the time of application
  • Current, active in-scope Government-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application

Networking Certification

  • Current CCNA or JNCIA certification

Technical Expertise

  • Proven mid‑level network engineering experience with network design, development, and testing methodologies
  • Strong understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, and routing protocols BGP and OSPF
  • Demonstrated network traffic analysis, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
  • Hands‑on firewall experience, particularly Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto platforms
  • Experience with UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs
  • Hands‑on experience with multi‑vendor switching and routing (Juniper, Cisco), WAN optimizers, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment
  • Strong communication skills, including technical writing and presentation abilities, with proficiency using Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Visio
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a collaborative, Agile environment, working closely with cross‑functional teams
  • Understanding of standard DoD security practices such as STIG compliance and system accreditation implementation efforts
  • Ability and willingness to travel to alternate work locations to support deployments and on‑site activities as required by the program

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as NFV, SD‑WAN, VMware, VMware Cloud Foundation, NSX, vSAN, and Aria
  • Experience with network automation using Ansible
  • Prior C2BMC experience or direct exposure to missile defense or command‑and‑control environments

Clearance and Travel

This position requires an active Top Secret security clearance and involves up to 10% travel.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 – $141,200.00 (base pay; additional compensation such as overtime, shift differential, or discretionary bonus may apply).

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