Principal / Sr Principal Cyber Network Security Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: October 4, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Information Technology
- Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Interim Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: 2At 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 Mission Systems
is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global
security. Our organization is chartered with providing the skills,
innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain
optimized product lines across the sector while providing a
decisive advantage to the warfighter. We are looking for you to
join our team as a Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Network Security
Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Principal/Sr. Principal
Cyber Network Security Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a
challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our
Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of
Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue
to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and
capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our
ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive
innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open,
transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment &
shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a
culture of automation. What You'll get to Do:
- Work closely with engineers across multiple functional
teams
- Review, analyze, and define technical requirements for
end-to-end system architectures
- Responsible for completing secure network architectures and
coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers.
- Perform trade studies to consider solutions that integrate
emerging industry technologies and standards into the program's
systems
- Define and develop proof-of-concept prototypes that demonstrate
system capabilities
- Travel may be requiredThis requisition may be filled at either
a Principal level or a Sr. Principal level. Qualifications: Basic
Qualifications for Principal Cyber Network Security Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or
related discipline with 5 years of experience; OR 3 years of
relevant experience with a Master (MS) degree; OR 0 years of
experience with STEM PhD degree.
- An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered
in lieu of a Bachelor degree.
- Experience with cyber security and secure network design,
architecture, specifications, and equipment selection.
- Understanding of secure internet protocol network design,
including IPv4 and IPv6 sub-netting and routing protocols and
application of security devices
- Understanding of secure network device configuration and
troubleshooting (ideally, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR/ASA/Catalyst
SDWAN or Juniper Networks JUNOS MX/EX/QFX/SRX/SSR).
- Understanding of advanced features like IPSEC, IP
quality-of-service, VLANs, and multicast.
- Ability to work on site at the San Diego Spectrum Center site
with travel 10% of the time.
- CLEARANCE: Candidate must currently have, and be able to
maintain an active U.S Government DOD Interim Secret/Secret
clearance.Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Cyber Network
Security Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or
related discipline with 8 years of experience; OR 6 years of
relevant experience with a Master (MS) degree; OR 3 years of
experience with STEM PhD degree.
- An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered
in lieu of a Bachelor degree.
- Experience with cyber security and secure network design,
architecture, specifications, and equipment selection.
- Understanding of secure internet protocol network design,
including IPv4 and IPv6 sub-netting and routing protocols and
application of security devices
- Understanding of secure network device configuration and
troubleshooting (ideally, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR/ASA/Catalyst
SDWAN or Juniper Networks JUNOS MX/EX/QFX/SRX/SSR).
- Understanding of advanced features like GRE, IPSEC, IP
quality-of-service, VLANs, and multicast.
- Ability to work on site at the San Diego Spectrum Center site
with travel 10% of the time.
- CLEARANCE: Candidate must currently have, and be able to
maintain an active U.S Government DOD Interim Secret/Secret
clearance.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Cisco SD-WAN or Juniper SSR.
- Experience with DoD networks.
- DoD 8570 Security certification such as Sec+, CASP, CISSP, or
equivalent.
- A professional certification specific to the networking
industry like a CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP or equivalent.
- Exposure to the Risk Management Framework, associated security
controls, and STIGs.
- Experience with network security devices, cross-domain
solutions, HAIPE/TACLANE and other military COMSEC/CRYPTO equipment
and procedures.
- Experience with tactical/military radio networks, like Common
Data Link (CDL) and ANW2.
- Experience with (MIL) SATCOM equipment and services.
- Experience with Cisco Unified Communications / VoIP and
VTC
- Experience with Cisco Modelling Labs (CML previously Virtual
Internet Routing Lab (VIRL or EVE-NG or GNS3 network modeling
environments.
- Familiarity with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH,
syslog, RADIUS/TACACS.
- Familiarity with commercial cloud solutions such as Azure or
AWS.
- Proficiency with MS Office tools, including PowerPoint and
Visio
- Active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance with proven ability
to obtain special access program clearances.Salary Range: $118,000
- $177,000Salary Range 2: $146,300 - $219,500The above salary range
represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers
a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the
scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's
experience, education, skills and current market
conditions.Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in
addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward
individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in
company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions
may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop
Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance
coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid
holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal
business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20
days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be
shortened or extended depending on business needs and the
availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed
to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions
without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age,
veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our
complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S.
Citizenship is required for all positions with a government
clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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