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Principal/Sr. Principal Field Engineer

Principal/Sr. Principal Field Engineer

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationColorado Springs, CO, USA
Salary$82900 – $154800
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience or High School diploma / Equivalent with 9 years’ experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree (Level 3)
  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience or High School diploma / Equivalent with 12 years’ experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree (Level 4)
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance investigated within the last 5 years
  • Active DOD 8570 IA Workforce Improvement Program IAT Level II Technical Level Certification (Security + CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSC)
  • Linux experience
  • Window OS experience
  • SATCOM antenna experience
  • Working knowledge of data processing hardware
  • Mechanically inclined with working knowledge of standard mechanical tools
  • Ability to assist with System Integration
  • Familiarity with any of the following: JTAGS, Air Defense, Space Brigade missile warning, missile warning systems, CRAM or other similar systems
  • Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex system issues
  • Ability to work on-site in Colorado Springs with approximately 50% International Travel.

Responsibilities

  • Installs, operates, maintains, repairs, and modifies all aspects of the JTAGS System.
  • Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at the field locations.
  • Provides real-time technical support to the warfighter on all aspects of the JTAGS system (HW/SW) at customer and field locations.
  • Provide onsite training of customer support personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior JTAGS experience
  • Prior missile warning program experience
  • Training or advanced knowledge specific to Cisco, NetApp, HP servers, and Dell servers.
  • Experience formatting/imaging hard drives, managing backups.
  • Familiarity and understanding of networking protocols VLANs, routing, subnets, network switching, network attached storage, firewall appliances, intrusion detection devices.
  • Familiarity with COMSEC principles and cryptographic equipment.
  • Prior experience providing on-site technical (HW/SW) support.
  • Experience with rackmount HW installations.
  • Experience working to engineering drawings.