Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Data Center Architect

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Overtime pay

Bonuses and long-term incentives

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking a qualified individual to enhance their Infrastructure as a Service offerings. The position requires a strong STEM background combined with extensive experience in datacenter systems. Candidates must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance and be able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

This full-time role is based in Rancho Bernardo, CA, providing an opportunity to lead and develop innovative cloud and infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with related engineering experience.
• Experience in developing datacenter systems supporting IaaS models.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and implementation for infrastructure projects.
• Provide guidance and knowledge transfer to team members.
• Develop acceptance criteria and monitor project execution.

Skills

STEM degree

Infrastructure automation

Scripting languages

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline

Master’s degree in a STEM discipline

PhD in a STEM discipline

Tools

VMware ESXi/VCF

RedHat OpenShift

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance

Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: Top Secret.

Travel

Travel: Yes, up to 25% of the time.

Location and Work Environment

Rancho Bernardo, CA. Full‑time, on‑site at the Northrop Grumman facility. No remote, hybrid, or telework options are available.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand and decompose customer requirements to support Infrastructure as a Service development and delivery across multiple business areas and baselines.
• Monitor external technology development and maturation, both in industry and within the company, applying new technologies and principles across programs to build a consistent technical vision for data center systems.
• Participate in development and peer reviews.
• Work with thread leads as well as system responsible engineers to develop acceptance criteria for engineering design and implementation, ensuring consistency of implementation across multiple business areas and baselines.
• Lead new design and capture efforts across the enterprise to build the foundation for future systems and incorporate opportunities into existing programs.
• Decompose complex issues into high‑level executive briefs for program leadership.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of cloud and infrastructure engineers, offering technical support to cloud systems.
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and knowledge transfer to other team members during the implementation of technical solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; or
• Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; or
• PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience developing and deploying highly scalable datacenter systems to support IaaS models.
• Experience designing and developing on‑premises and hybrid datacenter systems utilizing technologies such as VMware ESXi/VCF and RedHat OpenShift.
• Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, VisualBasic, .Net, Java, C, and C#.
• Experience designing and developing multi‑tier storage solutions.
• Infrastructure automation experience with tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.
• Experience with or the ability to author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation.
• Experience with or the ability to create end‑to‑end infrastructure blueprints/roadmaps that meet scalability, reliability, security, and program SOW.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance or active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Experience leading a technical team, including estimating, assigning, and tracking work.
• Experience with matrixed organizations and remote/distributed teams.
• Proven track record of building and mentoring high performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management and translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Salary and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00.

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