Deployable Network Communications (Level 2 or 3)

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Deployable Network Communications (Level 2 or 3) engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aircraft Solutions organization. This role is located at Beale AFB.

Your duties include:

• Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of several integrated and specialized information systems.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of information systems hardware/software, radio frequency and SATCOM communications systems, and interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings.
• Prepare documentation or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including maintenance documentation and instructions.
• Provide regular monitoring and analysis regarding short- and long-range project planning and utilization of proprietary systems.
• Ensure secure movement of information across a multi-classification level computing environment.
• May coordinate third-party maintenance for equipment.
• Supports hardware/software integration activities and provides engineering feedback on effectiveness of system upgrades and modifications.
• May design systems or portions of systems that include selection of hardware and software packages.

This position may be filled as a Level 2 or Level 3 based on the qualifications outlined below.

Basic Qualifications Level 2:

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 4 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Bachelor's of Science degree and at least 2 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Master's degree and 0 years of related military / professional experience
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days- a-week, and 365 days a year.
• Must have the ability to meet medical requirements and pass a physical for worldwide travel.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time and accept customer furnished quarters, when required, for periods up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements.
• Must be able to maintain customer requirements for ability to deploy
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation.
• Must be able obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret security clearance within 365 days from submission.
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission.
• Must possess a DoD 8570/8140 recognized IAT Level-II or -III certification. (examples include: Security+, GSEC, GICSP, SSCP, SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, etc.)

Basic Qualifications Level 3:

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 9 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Bachelor's of Science degree and at least 5 years of related military / professional experience OR a Master's degree and at least 3 years of related military / professional experience OR a Ph.D and at least 1 year of related military / professional experience
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days- a-week, and 365 days a year.
• Must have the ability to meet medical requirements and pass a physical for worldwide travel.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time and accept customer furnished quarters, when required, for periods up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements.
• Must be able to maintain customer requirements for ability to deploy
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation.
• ​Must be able obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret security clearance within 365 days from submission.
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission.
• Must possess a DoD 8570/8140 recognized IAT Level-II or -III certification. (examples include: Security+, GSEC, GICSP, SSCP, SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with:
  • Requirements Capture
  • Test and Implementation
  • Integrated Maintenance Data System
  • Unix/Solaris Operating Systems and Principles
  • Windows Server and Desktop administration
  • Wide Area (WAN) and Local Area (LAN) networking
  • Group policy design, testing and implementation
  • Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
  • Satellite Communications Systems
  • Containerization and Microservice architecture familiarization (Docker/Kubernetes/Apache Karaf)
  • Oracle RAC
  • Virtualization
  • Integrated operational support experience with DoD customers
  • COMSEC
  • Quality Assurance or performing quality reviews of technical publications or training documents
  • Familiarity with military planning and flight activities