RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionWe are looking for you to join our team as a
Sr. PrincipalCyber Systems Engineer to join our cross functional
Northern Virginia Engineering Discipline Team!This position will be located at a Mission Systems Sector site in
Northern Virginia.
As a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Provide Engineering and Administrative support onsite for a team of system engineers, often deviating from industry standard procedures to meet mission needs but maintaining system security standards.
- Develop, implement, and support solutions for systems that support mission critical and mission essential infrastructure.
- Analyze existing systems & networks and make proactive recommendations to drive change and create efficiencies.
- Support all aspects with the integration of new or existing network systems.
- Collaborate with system engineers to create and deploy solutions in support of customer mission needs.
- Maintain, evaluate, test, and apply STIG configurations for network devices.
- Respond to security findings and Break Fix events across the infrastructure.
- Create and maintain system network documentation including but not limited to Standard Operating Procedures and VISIO diagrams.
Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer:- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required to be considered and required prior to start.
- Bachelor's degree with 7 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience, a PhD with 3 years of relevant experience, or 11 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience leading the design and maintenance of LAN & WAN based networks
- Demonstrated ability to delegate effectively to team members and organize, prioritize, and self-manage multiple project tasks
- Ability to use strong analytical skills to identify, characterize and isolate issues, and troubleshoot to present options for correcting those issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to articulate and document defects in a timely manner, and collaborate with the team and management to prioritize issues until resolution
- Extensive experience working in Linux environments and capable of acting as a systems administrator
- Expertise with IPv4 network design, including IP subnetting and protocols
- Expertise with network device configuration and troubleshooting
- Strong familiarity with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, syslog
- Strong capacity to understand and perform like both a Network Architect and System Administrator
- Strong experience managing teams of technically diverse individuals
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:The ideal candidate will have experience with one or more of the following technologies and software applications:
- FreeIPA
- GestioIP
- Puppet
- Splunk
- Bitwarden
- Vaultwarden
- NAGIOS
- CLAM-AV
- DHCP
- DNS
- LDAP
- Intermapper
- WhatsupGold
- Server turnup, configuration, and maintenance
- VM setup and configuration
- Expert on OWT, key to project
- Network Engineering experience/knowledge
Primary Level Salary Range: $125,300.00 - $187,900.00
The 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.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.
