Principal Network Cloud Communications

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Network Communications professional to support the IT Infrastructure & Operations Classified Solutions team. The role involves on-site, full-time work across Redondo Beach, CA; Rolling Meadows, IL; BWI Linthicum, MD; and Melbourne, FL, focusing on secure cloud adoption and cross-domain connectivity.

You will lead complex network solutions spanning Microsoft Azure - Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud, including air-gapped enclaves, with

Qualifications

• Must have current or ability to obtain Secret clearance.
• Experience designing, implementing, securing, and sustaining classified networks.
• Strong knowledge of cloud connectivity between on-prem and government cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced network administration and engineering in support of classified government contracts, including design, implementation, hardening, troubleshooting, and sustainment of infrastructure for Azure Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud, plus air-gapped enclaves.
• Administer and optimize LAN, WAN, VPN, boundary defense, routing, switching, and encryption for secure connectivity between on-premises classified networks and cloud-hosted secret environments.
• Plan, design, configure, implement, and document network solutions for enterprise and program-specific enclaves, including secure transport and segmentation for government cloud workloads.
• Lead configuration, testing, accreditation support, and deployment of routing, switching, firewall, and security appliances in classified environments, ensuring compatibility with cloud connectivity and mission requirements.
• Develop and present technical network design recommendations to management, program stakeholders, and partner teams for complex classified and cloud-connected architectures.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance analysis, and growth forecasting for classified networks and cloud enclaves, with actionable recommendations for program leadership.
• Develop, refine, and maintain network standards, implementation patterns, security documentation, and operational procedures for compliant use of government clouds and air-gapped networks.
• Resolve complex network incidents and security events affecting classified environments, coordinating across cybersecurity, systems, cloud, and program teams to restore operations.

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman's Corporate Sector's Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a Principal Network Communications to support its IT Infrastructure & Operations organization's Classified Solutions team. The selected candidate will support the design, integration, security, sustainment, and operational performance of classified network environments spanning Microsoft Azure - Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud, and the connectivity from company air-gapped classified networks into enterprise and program-specific enclaves.

The selected candidate will work on-site, full-time, in support of classified operations requiring direct interaction with enclave infrastructure, cross-domain connectivity constraints, and mission users in secure facilities at our Redondo Beach, CA; Rolling Meadows, IL; BWI Linthicum, MD; or Melbourne, FL location.

This role serves as a primary technical contributor for complex network solutions that enable secure cloud adoption, hybrid classified connectivity, and mission execution across multiple secured environments.

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform advanced network administration and engineering activities in support of classified government contracts, including design, implementation, hardening, troubleshooting, and sustainment of infrastructure supporting Microsoft Azure - Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud , and air-gapped classified enclaves.
• Administer and optimize LAN, WAN, VPN, boundary defense, routing, switching, and encryption technologies supporting secure connectivity between on-premises classified networks and cloud-hosted secret environments.
• Plan, design, configure, implement, and document network solutions for enterprise enclaves and program-specific enclaves, including secure transport, segmentation, and resilient access patterns for Microsoft Azure - Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud mission workloads.
• Lead configuration, testing, accreditation support, and deployment of routing, switching, firewall, and security appliance solutions in classified environments, ensuring compatibility with cloud connectivity, enclave boundary requirements, and mission availability needs.
• Develop and present technical network design recommendations to management, program stakeholders, and partner teams for complex classified and cloud-connected architectures.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance analysis, and growth forecasting for classified network infrastructure and cloud-connected enclaves, and provide actionable recommendations to program managers and technical leadership.
• Develop, refine, and maintain network standards, implementation patterns, security documentation, and operational procedures supporting compliant use of Microsoft Azure - Government Secret Cloud and AWS Government Secret Cloud, and air-gapped classified networks.
• Resolve complex network incidents, service degradations, and security-related events affecting classified and cloud-connected environments, coordinating across cybersecurity, systems administration, cloud, and program teams to restore mission operations.
• Operate under general direction, independently determining approaches to technical solutions, implementation sequencing, and issue resolution for comp