Principal/Sr. Principal Computer Systems Architect

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Long-term incentives

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Computer Systems Architect to lead the hardware discipline for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program. The role involves collaborating on proposal strategies, overseeing system architecture, and managing technical baselines.

The ideal candidate should have a DoD Secret clearance and relevant experience in developing proposals, labor BOEs, and system configurations. The company offers a competitive salary ranging from $103,600 to $155,400.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's, 3+ years with a Master's, or 1+ year with a PhD for Principal.
• 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's, 6+ years with a Master's, or 2+ years with a PhD for Sr. Principal.
• Experience designing and maintaining computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead computer hardware discipline for DARC Site 3 program.
• Develop infrastructure proposal engineering bill of material.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee system architecture.

Skills

Active DoD Secret clearance

Proposal development

Labor BOE's and material BOM's development

Cost Plus and Fixed Price contracts

Computer system environments (RedHat Linux)

Commercial hardware system components

Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)

Model Based Systems Engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science

Master's degree in Science

PhD in relevant field

Tools

VMware products

HPE High Performance Computing platforms

Networking tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes (Secret clearance)

TRAVEL: Yes, up to 10% of the time

Job Overview

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Computer Systems Architect to lead the computer hardware discipline for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 3 program (DS3).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Program Management on DS3 proposal strategies and estimation methodology.
• Develop the DS3 computer system infrastructure proposal engineering bill of material (BOM).
• Develop DS3 labor Basis of Estimates (BOE’s).
• Establish road maps and execution timelines.
• Provide technical leadership within the Compute Integrated Product Team (IPT) upon award.
• Oversee the development and documentation of the computer system hardware architecture.
• Oversee the development of component specifications and procurement requirements.
• Oversee and manage the engineering technical baseline.
• Determine systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security.
• Coordinate the design of compute subsystems and integration of the total system.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Develop and recommend corrective actions.
• Interface and collaborate with system administrators, database managers, and software developers.
• Brief Northrop Grumman and Space Force leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application.
• Principal: 5 years of experience with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years of experience with a Masters in Science degree, or 1 year of experience with a PhD.
• Sr. Principal: 8 years of experience with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years of experience with a Masters in Science degree, or 2 years of experience with a PhD.
• Experience with the proposal development process.
• Experience developing labor BOE’s and material BOM’s.
• Experience with Cost Plus and Fixed Price contracts.
• Experience with requirements decomposition and derivation down to hardware subsystem level and hardware component level specifications.
• Experience designing and maintaining computer system environments running RedHat Linux.
• Familiar with a broad set of commercial hardware system components (servers, switches, routers, network attached storage).
• Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence).
• Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with HPE High Performance Computing platforms.
• Familiar with computer virtualization VMware product experience (vCenter, vSphere, NSX, Tanzu, Avi Load Balancer).
• Experience with network design, configuration, and management.
• RedHat Certified (System Admin or Engineer).
• CompTIA Security+ Certification.
• CompTIA Network+ Certification.
• VMware Data Center Certification.
• VMware Network Virtualization Certification.
• Experience working within CAMEO.
• Experience with Engineering Drawings and Electronic Bill of Materials that drive procurement demands.

Salary

Primary Level: $103,600.00 – $155,400.00. Secondary Level: $129,300.00 – $193,900.00. Salary includes potential overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, long-term incentives, health, life, disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and PTO.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.

For full EEO and pay transparency statement, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO