Engineer Network – Network Engineer II (25-480)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offers an excellent opportunity for an Engineer Network – Network Engineer II (25-480) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in network engineering, architecture, and operations. This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining efficient, scalable, and secure network infrastructure to support organizational goals.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

 

Position Overview:

 

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is the integration backbone of the Missile Defense System. It enables U.S. strategic defense leaders to:

• Plan and execute missile defense operations.

• Monitor and manage the real-time development of global defense scenarios.

• Integrate and synchronize autonomous sensors, weapon systems, and operations to deliver seamless defense capabilities

• We are looking for a motivated and experienced Network Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in network engineering, architecture, and operations. This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining efficient, scalable, and secure network infrastructure to support organizational goals.

• This position provides the chance to work on challenging projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and promote innovation in network engineering solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Support the C2BMC Program as a primary Network Engineer Plan, deploy, integrate, and test network upgrades at operational sites

• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues while providing real-time status updates to Program Personnel

• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and delivering presentations

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced, and agile environment

• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with a focus on delivering results

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically PowerPoint and Visio, for technical documentation and presentations

 

Basic Qualifications:

 ​Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

•  A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Computer Engineering (CPE), Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology (IT), or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 2 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 0 years of relevant work experience; or 6 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree

• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to obtain Top Secret security clearance

• Candidates with an active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) are strongly preferred at the time of applic