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Deployable Principal Network Communications

Deployable Principal Network Communications

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationWheatland, CA, USA
Salary$95800 – $143600
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, PhD, Associate’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Must have a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 9 years of relevant military / professional Network Communications / Administration experience; or an Associates Degree and at least 7 years of relevant military / professional Network Communications / Administration experience; or a Bachelors degree and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional Network Communications / Administration experience; or Masters degree and at least 3 years of relevant Network Communications / Administration experience; or a PhD with at least some relevant academic / military / professional Network Communications/ Administration experience.
  • Must have or be able to obtain a Security Plus (Sec+) Certification within 6 months of hire.
  • Must be able to complete initial qualification training within 365 days from program access and show continuous progress throughout the training program.
  • Must be willing/able to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Must be willing/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 for worldwide travel.
  • Must have and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
  • Must accept customer furnished quarters for a period up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements to include required immunizations and vaccinations.
  • Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Prepares documentation or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including maintenance documentation and instructions.
  • Provides regular monitoring and analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems.
  • Ensures secure movement of information across a multi-classification level computing environment.
  • May coordinate third-party maintenance for equipment.
  • Supports integration 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Requirements Capture
  • Test and Implementation
  • Integrated Maintenance Data System
  • Unix/Solaris Operating Systems and Principles
  • Windows Server and Desktop versions.
  • Wide Area (WAN) and Local Area (LAN) networking
  • Group policy design, testing and implementation
  • Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
  • Satellite Communications Systems
  • Oracle RAC
  • Virtualization
  • Flight experience and familiarity with commercial mission planning software.
  • Quality Assurance or performing quality reviews of technical publications or training documents.