Principal Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 17 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

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TL;DR · Principal Network Engineer

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Network Engineer/Principal Network Engineer- San Diego Event candidates will join the Mission Systems team as consultants in highly specialized information technologies. The role involves performing hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance while ensuring compliance with cyber requirements such as antivirus, logging, and network system services. Responsibilities include implementing system enhancements to improve performance and reliability through patching, monitoring, and configuration management within Agile, Networking, and Software environments. Candidates will utilize tools and technologies including Terraform for infrastructure as code, Python for automation, and Kubernetes networking. Preferred skills include Zero Trust principles, SASE concepts, SD-WAN, and experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. The work involves solving complex problems across disciplines, managing network infrastructure, applying DISA STIGs to Linux platforms, and executing traffic generation campaigns using Spirent, Ixia, or PacketStorm for specialized systems.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 110 postings across 29 companies.

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Skills

Networking Terraform Python Kubernetes AWS Azure SD-WAN SASE Zero Trust CI/CD Linux Infrastructure as Code AIOps Spirent Ixia PacketStorm DISA STIGs

What you'll do

Perform hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance for specialized information technologies.
Comply with cyber requirements including antivirus checks, logging, and network system services.
Implement system enhancements such as installing, upgrading, patching, and monitoring to improve performance.
Solve complex problems across Agile, Networking, and Software environments.
Travel for system installations, test support, and customer demonstrations.
Apply Zero Trust principles, including microsegmentation and identity-based policy enforcement.
Manage network infrastructure as code using Terraform with state management and CI/CD integration.
Automate network configuration, state collection, and traffic engineering using Python.

What we're looking for

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or related discipline (or relevant experience in lieu of a degree).
For Principal Network Engineer roles, experience is required (or total experience in lieu of a degree).
Experience with hardware and software installation, configuration, maintenance, and cyber requirement compliance.
Ability to solve complex problems in Agile, Networking, and Software environments.
Familiarity with Zero Trust principles, SASE concepts, and multi-cloud networking (preferred).
Proficiency in Terraform, Python automation, Kubernetes, or DISA STIG applications (preferred).

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