Principal Network Engineer / Senior Principal Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 18 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 / Senior Principal Network Engineer

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The Principal Network Engineer/Sr. Principal Network Engineer- San Diego Event role involves joining the Mission Systems team as a consultant in specialized information technologies and methodologies. The successful candidate will perform hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance while ensuring compliance with cyber requirements such as antivirus, logging, and network system services. Responsibilities include recommending and implementing system enhancements to improve performance and reliability through patching, monitoring, and configuration management within an Agile, Networking, and Software environment. Key technical skills include Zero Trust principles, SASE concepts, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud networking across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. The role requires proficiency in Kubernetes networking, Terraform for infrastructure as code, Python for automation, and DISA STIGs. Candidates will also manage HAIPE deployments and execute traffic generation campaigns using tools like Spirent, Ixia, or PacketStorm.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 110 postings across 29 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Perform hardware and software installation, configuration, and maintenance for advanced information technologies.
Comply with cyber requirements including antivirus checks, logging, and network system services.
Implement system enhancements to improve performance through patching, monitoring, and configuration management.
Solve complex problems across Agile, Networking, and Software environments.
Travel for system installations, test support, and customer demonstrations.
Apply Zero Trust principles, 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 9 years of experience for Sr. Principal level).
5 years of experience for Principal Network Engineer role (or 4 additional years of experience if no degree is held).
Experience with hardware and software installation, configuration, maintenance, and cyber requirement compliance.
Ability to solve complex problems in Agile, Networking, and Software environments.
Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, SASE concepts, and cloud networking across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (preferred).
Proficiency in Terraform, Python, Kubernetes, and DISA STIGs (preferred).

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