Sr Principal Network Communications Administrator - Secret

About the role

The Northrop Grumman CIDO Classified Solutions team is seeking a Senior Network Communication Administrator to support information system lifecycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform Sr. Network Communications activities in support of classified government contract to lead advanced Ansible automation and administer VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, and cloud platforms supporting the classified program, sustaining mission-critical availability and compliance.
• Define and execute long-term network architecture roadmaps, such as SDWAN, ZeroTrust, and cloud-enabled networking, ensuring alignment with enterprise security and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical liaison to government customers and internal leadership, negotiating requirements, delivering status briefings, and participating in external technical forums, proposals, and procurement discussions.
• Lead the design, integration, and implementation of large-scale, multidomain networks supporting classified missions, and oversee network migrations and cyber resilience initiatives.
• Author, maintain, and enforce enterprise-wide network standards, policies, and security frameworks; regularly audit compliance and champion continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide advanced monitoring, analysis, and planning for network systems, coordinating third-party maintenance as needed and supporting environments through ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow, JIRA).
• Deliver third-level technical support for complex network, hardware, software, and telecommunications issues.
• Develop innovative technical solutions to complex problems, support project designs, clarify requirements, and ensure solutions adhere to established standards.
• Raise issues requiring management attention and measure performance against KPIs, implementing corrective actions to exceed operational standards.
• Provide senior-level technical expertise by mentoring junior and experienced team members, fostering their professional growth and enhancing team capabilities.
• Lifts and moves equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Work after hours, and weekends, as needed.

Requirements

• Master's Degree with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 10 years of relevant experience; OR a High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 12 years of relevant experience is required.
• Must have a Security+ (or greater) certification.
• Candidates must have a current US Government Secret level security clearance (at a minimum) with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance in order to be considered.
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment.
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining complex LAN/WAN based networks to include analysis, enhancements of routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Experience supporting Video Teleconferencing (VTCs), deploying audio/visual technologies in classified environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Network Engineering
• Active Top Secret, SCI, SAP/SAR access, or Polygraph
• Experience with Anisbile, NSX, and/or ACI
• Experience supporting Cisco Call Managers or other similar technologies
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, multidomain network architectures; expertise in advanced routing, security, and mission critical systems
• Experience with configuring TACLANES, and/or encryption solutions
• Experience with Assessment & Authorization processes
• Experience troubleshooting network procedures and best practices; experience with network challenges associated with systems integration, including COTS integration, capacity analysis and system architecture design
• Evidence of published technical papers, patents, or internal knowledge-sharing contributions