Senior Field Engineer - GMD (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonuses

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems seeks a Principal Field Engineer to support GMD Development and Sustainment at Vandenberg AFB, CA. On-site role focusing on IDT/GCN/GFC/C systems maintenance and customer coordination.

Requires active Secret clearance, DoD 8570 cert, LAN/WAN expertise, and ability to work with diverse teams. Travel up to 10% and potential OT per contract.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years with a Master's
• Active Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain COMSEC and TS/SCI clearance
• DoD 8570 certification (e.g., Security+) and LAN fundamentals
• Experience with Red Hat/Linux, Windows, and virtual computing environments
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of time

Responsibilities

• Interface with the MDA customer on site.
• Maintain GMD assets with system availability over 99% for the customer.
• Perform maintenance, inventory control, safety, and security tasks for IDT/GCN/GFC/C systems.
• Attend site and program meetings; prepare slides and briefings for decisions.
• Support GWS/GS hardware/software integration, upgrades, and repair.
• Patch software and perform antivirus updates per contract and SOW.
• Travel about 10% as required.

Skills

LAN fundamentals

TCP/IP networking

Redhat Linux

Windows OS

Virtual computing

Security clearance

Travel readiness

Strong work ethic

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

COMSEC handling

Taclane operations

SolarWinds

Ethernet switches

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems seeks a Principal Field Engineer to support GMD Development and Sustainment at Vandenberg AFB, CA. On-site role focusing on IDT/GCN/GFC/C systems maintenance and customer coordination.

Requires active Secret clearance, DoD 8570 cert, LAN/WAN expertise, and ability to work with diverse teams. Travel up to 10% and potential OT per contract.