Staff Network Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators, who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Network Systems Engineer (Staff Network Systems Engineer) to join our dynamic team of technical professionals. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems support team in San Antonio, TX.

Please Note: Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. Applicants are encouraged to apply, only if they are willing to work on-site.

What You’ll Get to Do:

The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time at our San Antonio, TX site. The individual will perform the following duties on a day-to-day basis in support of the program:

• Working as part of a team to design, build and maintain a hybrid-cloud system

• Serve as Lead for the Network team, responsible for development and deployment of a prototype WAN

• Design, plan, configure, and maintain enterprise‑scale network communications systems, delivering detailed schematics and specifications for routers, firewalls, multiplexers, bridges, gateways, and related hardware/software

• Conduct rigorous cost‑benefit analyses and produce selection guidelines for network hardware and software, ensuring solutions meet current and projected capacity requirements while optimizing total cost of ownership

• Lead end‑to‑end testing of network designs, validate configurations, and monitor hardware performance to guarantee proper settings, reliability, and compliance with security policies

• Develop and execute implementation plans for network enhancements, upgrades, and migrations, coordinating with stakeholders to minimize service disruption and document all changes

• Advise network users and cross‑functional teams on hardware requirements, configuration standards, and limitations; stay current with emerging communication technologies and provide actionable recommendations to improve network capabilities

• Support the architecture and design of baked-in cybersecurity requirements and protections

• Perform physical‑layer installation tasks (fiber, patch panels, encryption devices)

• Produce periodic status reports, configuration baselines, and engineering‑change documentation for the COR

• Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers

• Perform other duties and directed

This position is contingent upon Funding/Contract Award and customer approval.

Basic Qualifications for Staff Network Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, Master’s degree with 10 years of experience or a PhD with 8 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience designing, deploying and troubleshooting IPv4 Networking, including Subnetting, OSPF Routing, VLANs and VPNs;

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