Principal Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $125,300–$187,900 / yr
Posted: 35 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k

This role $157k

$111k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $155,900–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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

Northrop Grumman currently has 367 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,900–$176,300 across 353 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Northrop Grumman

At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Network Engineer

Role Posting Log in to save

As a Principal Network Engineer, you will join the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems team to support an enterprise-wide digital transformation for national defense products. You will act as a consultant in specialized information technologies, performing hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance while ensuring compliance with cyber requirements like antivirus and logging. Your daily work involves solving complex problems within Agile, Networking, and Software environments to improve system performance and reliability. The role requires expertise in Zero Trust principles, SASE concepts, SD-WAN, and Kubernetes networking. You will utilize Terraform for infrastructure as code, manage cloud networks across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and potentially use Python for automation. Technical tasks include applying DISA STIGs to Linux platforms and managing network infrastructure through CI/CD integration to provide a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $147000 from 81 postings across 20 companies.

See salary data

Skills

Zero Trust SASE SD-WAN AWS Azure Google Cloud Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD Python Linux AIOps Model-based Engineering DevSecOps Agile Spirent Ixia PacketStorm HAIPE 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 approved system enhancements to improve performance through patching, monitoring, and configuration management.
Solve complex problems across Agile, Networking, and Software environments.
Manage cloud and on-premise network infrastructure as code using Terraform and CI/CD integration.
Apply Zero Trust principles including microsegmentation and identity-based policy enforcement.
Automate network configuration, state collection, and traffic engineering using Python.
Travel for system installations, test support, and customer demonstrations.

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 field with 5 years of experience; OR Master's with 3 years; OR PhD with 1 year.
An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor degree.
Ability to apply Zero Trust principles including microsegmentation and identity-based policy enforcement.
Familiarity with SASE concepts and the convergence of SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security services.
Experience designing and operating networking constructs across at least two of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes networking, Terraform for infrastructure as code, and AIOps platforms.
Knowledge of HAIPE deployment, DISA STIGs, traffic generation tools, Python automation, and SSH/crypto troubleshooting (preferred).

Save