Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance prior to start and involves 10% travel.

About the role

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued, and start contributing to a team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions, bringing informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning in rapidly changing global security environments.

This position is located at a Mission Systems Sector site in Northern Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and administrative support onsite for a team of system engineers, often deviating from industry standard procedures to meet mission needs while maintaining system security standards.
• Develop, implement, and support solutions for systems that support mission-critical and mission-essential infrastructure.
• Analyze existing systems and networks, making proactive recommendations to drive change and create efficiencies.
• Support all aspects of the integration of new or existing network systems.
• Collaborate with system engineers to create and deploy solutions in support of customer mission needs.
• Maintain, evaluate, test, and apply STIG configurations for network devices.
• Respond to security findings and break-fix events across the infrastructure.
• Create and maintain system network documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures and VISIO diagrams.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required prior to start.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience, a Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, a PhD with 8 years of relevant experience, or 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to articulate and document defects in a timely manner and collaborate with the team and management to prioritize issues until resolution.
• Experience with designing and maintaining LAN and WAN-based networks.
• Experience working in Linux environments and capable of acting as a systems administrator.
• Expertise with IPv4 network design, including IP subnetting and protocols.
• Experience with network device configuration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with network management protocols, such as SNMP, SSH, and syslog.
• Capacity to perform as both a Network Architect and System Administrator.
• Experience managing a small team of technically diverse individuals.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience with one or more of the following technologies and software applications:

• FreeIPA
• GestioIP
• Puppet
• Splunk
• Bitwarden / Vaultwarden
• NAGIOS
• CLAM-AV
• DHCP, DNS, LDAP
• Intermapper, WhatsUpGold
• Server turnup, configuration, and maintenance
• VM setup and configuration
• Expertise with OWT (key to project)
• Network engineering experience/knowledge

Pay

Primary level salary range: $194,700.00 – $292,100.00. The above range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider factors such as scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business