Northrop Grumman · 4 months ago
Sr. Principal Mission Management Network Engineer - R10199127
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Sr. Principal Mission Management Network Engineer to support Agile teams in providing effective mission system solutions, engaging with stakeholders, and overseeing portfolio teams while driving innovation and engineering capabilities.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture
Design and develop network architectures, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis
Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate network solutions
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 7 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Solid Understanding of IP4 network design, including IP subnetting and routing protocols including BGP, OSPF and EIGRP
Ability to configure and troubleshoot common network devices; Required: Cisco IOS-XE
Solid Understanding of advanced network topics, such as GRE/IPSEC tunnels, VRF, VRRP
Solid understanding with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, syslog, RADIUS/TACACS
Preferred
DODD 8570 certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar network/security certifications
Familiarity with AGILE processes and SCRUM tools (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with Windows and Linux configuration and troubleshooting
A professional certification specific to the networking industry like a CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or equivalent
Experience with authentication and data encryption methods, to include securing communications at either the datalink or network layer
Experience with embedded systems, Unix and Linux operating systems, non-Cisco routing environments, single board computers, servers and Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions
Working knowledge of cyber security and Risk Managed Framework (RMF), STIGs and associated elements
Familiar with network management applications, like Splunk, Firepower Management Center (FMC), and/or Cisco ISE
Experience with HAIPE/TACLANE and other military COMSEC/CRYPTO equipment and procedures
Experience with tactical/military radio networks, like Common Data Link (CDL) and ANW2
Experience performing troubleshooting with traffic capture tools, such as Wireshark and tcpdump, nmap and netcat
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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