RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionJob Description:
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
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’ll support you with expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
We are looking for you to join our team as a StaffCyber 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 Staff 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 Staff Cyber Systems Engineer:
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required to be considered and required prior to start.
Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience, a Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, a PhD with 8 years of relevant experience, or 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
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.
Experience with designing and maintaining LAN & WAN based network.
Experience working in Linux environments and capable of acting as a systems administrator.
Expertise with IPv4 network design, including IP subnetting and protocols.
Experience with network device configuration and troubleshooting.
Familiar with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, and syslog.
Capacity to understand and perform like both a Network Architect and System Administrator.
Experience managing a small team of technically diverse individuals.
Preferred Qualifications:
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: $194,700.00 - $292,100.00
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.
