Deployable Sr Principal Network Communications - TS/SCI

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Deployable Sr Principal Network Communications (Level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aircraft Solutions organization. This role is located in Chantilly, VA.

In this role, you will primarily maintain smooth operation of Advanced and Specialized Information System Hardware and Software.

Your duties include:

• Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of several complex and specialized information systems.
• Maintains technical expertise in all areas of information systems hardware/software, radio frequency and SATCOM communications systems, and computer interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.  including virtualized component and environments
• May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings.
• Prepares or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions.
• Provides regular monitoring and analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems.
• May coordinate third-party maintenance for equipment.
• May design systems or portions of systems that include selection of hardware and software packages.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree and at least 8 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Masters degree and at least 6 years of related military / professional experience OR a Ph.D. with at least 4 years of related military / professional experience
• Must have the ability to complete initial qualification training within 180 days from program access and show continuous progress throughout the training program.
• Must be willing to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days- a-week, and 365 days a year.
• Must have the ability to meet medical requirements for worldwide travel.
• Must have and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
• Must have the ability to accept customer furnished quarters for a period up to 120 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements to include required immunizations and vaccinations.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance and maintain that clearance as a condition of employment
• Must have the ability to obtain and retain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Security Plus (Sec+) Certification within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with:

• Requirements Capture
• Test and Implementation
• Integrated Maintenance Data System
• Unix/Solaris Operating Systems and Principles
• Windows Server and Desktop versions.
• Wide Area (WAN) and Local Area (LAN) networking
• Group policy design, testing and implementation
• Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
• Satellite Communications Systems
• Oracle RAC
• Virtualization
• Flight experience and familiarity with commercial mission planning software.
• Quality Assurance or performing quality reviews of technical publi