Staff Systems Engineer & Lead Network Architect – Top Secret

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO & Work/Life Solutions

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Systems Engineer to lead the network architecture for the Sentinel program. Located in Roy, Utah, this role requires a Top Secret clearance and offers a relocation package possibility.

You will drive MBSE across network design, governance, and interfaces while mentoring junior staff. The position emphasizes collaboration across multiple teams, DoD compliance, and the creation of robust, scalable network solutions for national security applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university.
• 12 years with Bachelor's, 10 with Master's, or 8 with PhD exposure required.
• Experience designing, architecting, and deploying complex network infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Use MBSE to design, test, and verify network capabilities.
• Govern network architecture and tool standardization across teams.
• Mentor mid-career architects on networking systems design.

Skills

Network design

MBSE

SysML/UML modeling

DoD security frameworks

Top Secret clearance

Team collaboration

C2/Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SysML

Cameo/Rhapsody

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Systems Engineer to lead the network architecture for the Sentinel program. Located in Roy, Utah, this role requires a Top Secret clearance and offers a relocation package possibility.

You will drive MBSE across network design, governance, and interfaces while mentoring junior staff. The position emphasizes collaboration across multiple teams, DoD compliance, and the creation of robust, scalable network solutions for national security applications.