Principal Data Center Electronics Engineer OnSite

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Data Center Electronics Engineer to join our San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) team on-site. The role encompasses infrastructure operations, virtualization, automation and security, with a Top Secret clearance requirement.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, IaC scripting (Terraform/Ansible), incident and change management, and collaboration across IPTs. Travel up to 25% may be required; relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data center operations including server hardware and networking.
• Strong knowledge of system administration Windows and Linux (RHEL).
• Experience with virtualization platforms and VDI; scripting proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Operations: install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain servers, networking gear, storage, and power distribution.
• Capacity Planning: monitor resource utilization and forecast growth.
• Automation & Scripting: develop and maintain IaC deployment scripts; use Terraform/Ansible.
• Incident Management: lead Tier 2/3 support and root-cause analysis.
• Change Management: hardware refreshes, firmware upgrades, and documentation.
• Security & Compliance: apply hardening standards, conduct vulnerability scans, support audits to maintain ATO.
• Collaboration: coordinate with tenants, architecture, and Lab Ops across environments.

Skills

Data center operations

Windows Server admin

Linux (RHEL)

VMware ESXi

VDI

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell Bash Python

Grafana

JIRA

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Cisco networking devices

NetApp storage

Dell servers

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Data Center Electronics Engineer to join our San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) team on-site. The role encompasses infrastructure operations, virtualization, automation and security, with a Top Secret clearance requirement.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, IaC scripting (Terraform/Ansible), incident and change management, and collaboration across IPTs. Travel up to 25% may be required; relocation assistance may be available.