Northrop Grumman · 17 hours ago
Sr Staff Engineer - Network Systems Architect - R10221169
Redondo Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$193K/yr - $289K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Senior Staff Network Systems Architect to lead the Network Emulation and Research Development team, driving innovation in networking and technology with a focus on space mesh networking.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ongoing research in the emerging proliferated space mesh networking sector
Application of various open-source / commercial networking standards to specific space-ground networks
Building emulated network architectures in tools like GNS3, EVE-NG, and Containerlabs
Ability to work with all major network vendor equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, etc.)
Ability to tailor network design to unique system requirements and constraints
Apply a firm understanding of Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm and the SDN architecture (data plane, control plane, northbound/southbound interfaces, etc.)
Understanding of MPLS, IPv4/6, SR-MPLS, Traffic Engineering, Network Emulation, and Time Variant Routing
Comfortable with deploying virtual router and switch images on various hardware platforms
Awareness of cybersecurity controls, Zero-Trust Architecture and guidelines as they are applied to network architecture design
Qualification
Required
Must have at least 14 Years experience with bachelor's in science degree; 12 Years with Masters; or 10 Years with PhD
Active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI at start
Extensive experience and knowledge of IPv4/IPv6, subnetting
Extensive experience and knowledge of L2 thru L6 networking
Solid understanding of dynamic routing protocols (i.e. IS-IS, OSPF, BGP)
Solid understanding of Carrier grade networking protocols and solutions such as TP-MPLS, SR-MPLS, PCEP
Experience in implementing open-source management/control plane interfaces (gNMI, RPC, YANG models, NETCONF, RESTCONF)
Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-native SDN controllers
Experience with DISA STIGs as they apply to network devices
Previous leadership experience
Strong ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, foster collaboration, and influence industry advancement
Preferred
SCI Clearance
Master's Degree in a STEM discipline preferred
Experience with Cisco, Juniper, and Nokia applications
Experience with Software Defined Networking
Experience with various hypervisors (VMware, OpenShift, etc.)
Experience in virtual environments (required to help host virtual images of routers, etc. including containers, hypervisors, VMs
Experience with Crypto units such as HAIPE
Experience with AWS
Experience with Network Emulation (Containerlabs, EVE-NG, GNS3, etc.)
Mathematical understanding of common approaches to Networking and Traffic Engineering problems (i.e. Dijkstra's Algorithm, Multi-Commodity Flow Problem)
CISSP, Cisco, and/or Juniper certifications
Knowledge of bridging hardware to software and virtual environments, including bridging virtual network ports to physical hardware
Knowledge of multiple hardware bases (x86, AMD, ARM)
Awareness of industry partners, technology disrupters, and
Experience with Subcontract management
Security+ or better certification
Adjudicated CI Poly
Familiarity with Space Architectures
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.
10001+ employees
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
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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