RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: 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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide today and for future generations. 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 with 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 our whole selves to work. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history. They’re making history.
 

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer based out of Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

What You’ll get to Do:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a systems engineer to join our team to collaborate on distributed architecture systems’ design, deployment, and maintenance. This position will assist in developing and implementing enterprise solutions that align with best practices to support mission-critical objectives. This engineer will be tasked with maintaining awareness of market and technology trends to bring new and best-of-breed solutions to our customers. The job will include acting as a liaison between our customer and the Northrop Grumman engineering team.

• During the first 30 days of employment onboarding activities, including Northrop Grumman training requirements, program overviews, system architecture familiarization, and department-specific training, will establish a solid foundation for the new team member. Introductions to management and team leads will provide insight into the team dynamics while identifying key areas where the engineer can add value to the mission.

• Day 30 through 90 will further integrate the engineer into daily activities, with a team lead to guide them. Tasks will be assigned at the appropriate pace to ensure process and system architecture assimilation.

• Day 90 and onward will consist of mission-guided projects and opportunities for the engineer to collaborate in a cross-functional team environment. From leading day-to-day activities in the operations department to testing cutting-edge feature enhancements to the enterprise architecture, engineers can invest in their future while delivering maximum value to our customer’s mission.

This position requires full-time work onsite at our Fort Eisenhower, Georgia location. No telework is available.

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen with Active DoD TS/SCI.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum Education / Experience for Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: Five (5) years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM); three (3) years with Masters; no experience required with PhD.  NOTE: Four (4) years of additional relevant experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship is required with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance that was active in the last 24 months. TS/SCI eligibility must be in place by the start date.
• Must possess DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher before the start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

You have working knowledge in two or more of the following areas:

• Data Storage Technologies: Technical expertise with NetApp. Maintain backup and recovery solutions, storage provisioning, storage management, and implement data protection. Provide data analysis, preliminary design, and cost estimates.

• Virtual Infrastructure: Ability to design, deploy, manage, maintain, and upgrade VMware vCenter, ESXi, NSX-T, Horizon VDI environments, and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.

• Network Engineering: Ability to plan, design, implement, and maintain a physical and virtual network environment. Technical expertise with Cisco and/or VMware NSX devices and technologies. Knowledge of routing protocols, employment of distributed logical routers and firewalls, and network micro-segmentation.  Create illustrated network design and configuration diagrams for small to large networks in Visio.  

• Windows Systems Engineering:  Experience designing, implementing, and configuring Windows enterprise architecture to include Active Directory, DHCP, GPOs, DNS, LDAP, BitLocker, and Certificate Authorities. Technical expertise with MS Exchange, MECM (Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager), MS SQL, WSUS, Windows operating system, and Windows Server environments.

• Linux Engineering:  Experience with multiple Linux distributions focusing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Ability to employ security hardening, granular role-based access, and automation of repeated tasks. Specialized knowledge of Red Hat Satellite Server, Capsule Servers, System Build Automation (Ansible, Red Hat Ansible Tower, Red Hat Automation Controller), and PostgreSQL.

• Scripting/Automation:  Experience in automating engineering tasks utilizing scripting and/or orchestration tools. Specifically, proficiency in one or more of the following languages is preferred: PowerShell, Python, Bash, or YAML (executed/managed via Ansible). Knowledge of version control using code repositories (Bitbucket/Gitlab).

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.

Learn more about the exciting mission at Northrop Grumman:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/cyber/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/northrop-grumman-corporation/

#SEWCYBERFLA

#NGFeaturedJobs

Salary Range: $104,800.00 - $157,200.00The 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.