Principal Deployable Network Communications

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Deployable Network Communications (Level 3) engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aircraft Solutions organization. This role is located at Beale AFB.

Your duties include:

• Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of several integrated and specialized information systems.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of information systems hardware/software, radio frequency and SATCOM communications systems, and interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings.
• Prepare documentation or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including maintenance documentation and instructions.
• Provide regular monitoring and analysis regarding short- and long-range project planning and utilization of proprietary systems.
• Ensure secure movement of information across a multi-classification level computing environment.
• May coordinate third-party maintenance for equipment.
• Supports hardware/software integration activities and provides engineering feedback on effectiveness of system upgrades and modifications.
• May design systems or portions of systems that include selection of hardware and software packages.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 9 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Bachelor's of Science degree and at least 5 years of related military / professional experience OR a Master's degree and at least 3 years of related military / professional experience OR a Ph.D and at least 1 year of related military / professional experience
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days- a-week, and 365 days a year.
• Must have the ability to meet medical requirements and pass a physical for worldwide travel.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time and accept customer furnished quarters, when required, for periods up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements.
• Must be able to maintain customer requirements for ability to deploy
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance and be able to maintain that clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with:
  • Requirements Capture
  • Test and Implementation
  • Integrated Maintenance Data System
  • Unix/Solaris Operating Systems and Principles
  • Windows Server and Desktop administration
  • Wide Area (WAN) and Local Area (LAN) networking
  • Group policy design, testing and implementation
  • Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
  • Satellite Communications Systems
  • Containerization and Microservice architecture familiarization (Docker/Kubernetes/Apache Karaf)
  • Oracle RAC
  • Virtualization
  • Integrated operational support experience with DoD customers
  • COMSEC
  • Quality Assurance or performing quality reviews of technical publications or training documents
  • Familiarity with military planning and flight activities
  • Must possess a DoD 8570/8140 recognized IAT Level-II or -III certification. (examples include: Security+, GSEC, GICSP, SSCP, SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, etc.)
  • Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.