Principal / Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Requisition ID:
R10178543

• Category:
  Information Technology
• Location:
  San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
• Clearance Type:
  SCI
• Telecommute:
  No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift:
  1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required:
  Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available:
  1

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 yours of 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 seeking an experienced Principal Cyber Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineerto join our dynamic team of technical professionals. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems support team in San Antonio, TX.

What to expect:

• 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 requisition may be filled as a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience. Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.

• US Citizenship is required.

• A current/active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance that was active in the last 24 months.

• DoD Directive 8140 certification for IAT Level II or higher.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM) with 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience. Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.

• US Citizenship is required.

• A current/active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance that was active in the last 24 months.

• DoD Directive 8140 certification for IAT Level II or higher.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge in all of the following areas:
  

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.