Senior Principal Network Engineer – Cloud & Zero Trust

Relha LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Network Engineer in San Diego, CA. You will lead consulting on advanced information technologies, install and maintain network systems, and ensure cyber compliance. The role requires a Secret clearance and may involve travel for installations and demos.

Strong expertise in Zero Trust, SASE, Kubernetes networking, and Terraform is required. Ideal candidates have cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP, and the ability to operate in an Agile, collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor in science/engineering with 5 years of experience; or 3 years with a Masters; or 1 year with STEM PhD.
• Ability to apply Zero Trust principles including microsegmentation and identity-based policy enforcement.
• Familiarity with SASE concepts and the convergence of SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security services.
• Experience designing and operating networking constructs across at least two of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes networking including CNI, ingress, and NetworkPolicy.
• Experience with Terraform to declare and manage cloud and on-prem network infrastructure as code.
• Knowledge of operating intent-based and AIOps platforms for predictive network operations.
• Experience managing network infrastructure as code using Terraform with state management and CI/CD integration.
• Must be a US Citizen; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform as a consultant in highly specialized, leading edge information technologies and methodologies.
• Perform hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Comply with cyber requirements, including routine system checks for antivirus, logging, and network services.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements to improve performance and reliability.
• Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile, Networking, and Software environment.
• Travel for system installations, test support, and customer demos.

Skills

Zero Trust

SASE

Kubernetes networking

Terraform

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Python automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Network Engineer in San Diego, CA. You will lead consulting on advanced information technologies, install and maintain network systems, and ensure cyber compliance. The role requires a Secret clearance and may involve travel for installations and demos.

Strong expertise in Zero Trust, SASE, Kubernetes networking, and Terraform is required. Ideal candidates have cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP, and the ability to operate in an Agile, collaborative