Network Engineer / Principal Network Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO seeks a Network Engineer / Principal Network Engineer to design and plan network communication systems, provide specifications and schematics for network architecture, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN faults.

Candidates must hold a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access, Security+ certification, and be willing to travel up to 30%. Level 2 or 3 roles based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 0 years.
• Level 3 requires 5+ years with a Bachelor's or 3+ years with a Master's.
• Must hold active Top Secret clearance with SCI access.
• Must hold active Full Scope Polygraph.
• CISCO router/switch hardware and software knowledge is required.
• Travel at least 30% is expected.
• Security+ certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan network communication systems with detailed schematics.
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults in LAN/WAN environments.
• Provide equipment recommendations for hardware and software selections.
• Maintain expertise in routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

Skills

CISCO Router & Switches

Linux

Windows

Network design

Troubleshooting LAN/WAN

Security+ certification

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

Tools

Firewall hardware

Load balancers

COMSEC equipment

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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 Space Systems

is seeking a Network Engineer / Principal Network Engineer for our team based in Aurora, CO

In this role, the successful candidate will design and plan network communication systems and provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. The candidate must be able to troubleshoot and isolate network faults and failures in a LAN/WAN environment and provide specific detailed information for hardware and software selections, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. This candidate will have to maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnections and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and evaluate and report on new communication technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

This position can be staffed at a level 2 or level 3, based on the basic qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications

• Level 2: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree with 0 years
• Level 3: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree with 3+ years
• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Full Scope Polygraph at time of application, current and within scope.
• Candidates are required to be Security+ certified.
• Candidates are required to travel a minimum of 30%.
• The candidate will have to maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnections and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and COMSEC equipment knowledge etc.
• CISCO Router, Switches Hardware and Software Knowledge
• Experience with designing additions to a large network
• Linux and Windows knowledge
• The ability and willingness to travel up 30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Firewall Hardware and Software Knowledge, administration, management and modifications

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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
• paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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.