Senior Classified Cloud & Network Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule

401k matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Network Communications professional to support classified IT infrastructure across Azure – Government Secret Cloud and AWS Gov Secret Cloud. The role involves design, implementation, sustainment, and secure cross-domain connectivity in air-gapped enclaves.

The ideal candidate has DoD 8140/IAT II experience, strong LAN/WAN expertise, and a track record in regulated environments. On-site in multiple U.S. locations; top security clearances required.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate’s Degree with 7 years of relevant experience; OR a High School diploma with 9 years of relevant experience in network engineering, network administration, or secure infrastructure operations.
• Candidates must have a current U.S. Government Secret security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years OR must be enrolled in the U.S. Government Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program to be considered.
• Experience designing and maintaining LAN/WAN based networks, managing routing protocols on large LAN/WAN environments, and experience with routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Candidates must meet U.S. Government DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) requirements for IAT/IAM level II (typically a CompTIA Security+ or equivalent) for a Principal Network Communications working cloud systems in a classified environment or be able to complete these requirements within six months of hire.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining LAN/WAN-based networks; managing routing and switching in complex environments; and administering routers, switches, firewalls, VPN technologies, and network security controls.
• Experience working with network security requirements, boundary protection, change control, and documentation in regulated or classified environments.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

LAN/WAN design

Network engineering

Security-conscious planning

Troubleshooting

Education

Master’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Associate’s Degree

High School diploma

Tools

Wireshark

SolarWinds

Grafana

Prometheus

Ansible

Terraform

TACLANES

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Network Communications professional to support classified IT infrastructure across Azure – Government Secret Cloud and AWS Gov Secret Cloud. The role involves design, implementation, sustainment, and secure cross-domain connectivity in air-gapped enclaves.

The ideal candidate has DoD 8140/IAT II experience, strong LAN/WAN expertise, and a track record in regulated environments. On-site in multiple U.S. locations; top security clearances required.