Network Engineer 3/4 - Top Secret
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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 secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives. 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 by 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.
The Northrop Grumman’s CIDO Classified Solutions team is seeking a Network Engineer to work on exciting new next generation technologies and their rapid deployment to end users. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time at either our El Segundo, CA or Aurora, CO location.
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.
The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Design and develop network architectures
• Perform network hardware and software integration and testing
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications
• Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance
This position may filled at a higher level based on the qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
Master's Degree in a STEM field with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree in STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience
Must have a Security+ certification or greater
Candidates must have a current US Government Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum) in order to be considered
Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment
Extensive experience with Cisco device and associated enterprise software solution installation, configuration, administration, and management across routers, switches and firewalls
Experience and knowledge of IPv4/IPv6, VRF creation and maintenance, VPN configuration, IPsec tunnel configuration and management, IP schema definition, subnetting, VLANs and routing protocols
Hands-on experience and knowledge of L1 thru L6 networking
Experience with crypto and COMSEC including configuring HAPIEs, key loading and management
Basic Qualifications for Level 4:
Master's Degree in a STEM field with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree in STEM field with 8 years of relevant experience
Must have a Security+ certification or greater
Candidates must have a current US Government Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum) in order to be considered
Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment
Extensive experience with Cisco device and associated enterprise software solution installation, configuration, administration, and management across routers, switches and firewalls
Experience and knowledge of IPv4/IPv6, VRF creation and maintenance, VPN configuration, IPsec tunnel configuration and management, IP schema definition, subnetting, VLANs and routing protocols
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