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Principal/ Sr. Principal Network Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Aurora, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $100300 – $187300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of Network Engineering experience; or Master’s degree with 4 years of Network Engineering experience
- Active/current Top Secret/SCI clearance with adjudicated CI or Full Scope Polygraph at time of application
- Active/current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 certification
- At least 4 years of Network Engineering experience covering Switching, Routing, Firewalls, Cabling, and Hardware configuration/installation with CISCO and/or Juniper equipment
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of Network Engineering experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years of Network Engineering experience
- Active/current Top Secret/SCI clearance with adjudicated CI or Full Scope Polygraph at time of application
- Active/current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 certification
- At least 4 years of Network Engineering experience covering Switching, Routing, Firewalls, Cabling, and Hardware configuration/installation with CISCO and/or Juniper equipment
Responsibilities
- Support the customer’s computer data communications systems, in providing design specifications, testing and inspections for computer networks
- Plan and implement upgrades
- Analyze and organize corresponding hardware and software combined solutions through network modeling
- Provide technical support and engineering for WAN/LAN development and maintenance
- Install, design, configure, monitor, and maintain network hardware and software to ensure network availability to system users
- Work alongside other network support and client server specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures
- Provide support to projects involving networks, by helping them connect to the network and troubleshooting issues they may have
- Develop and implement methodologies for analysis, installation and support of the network
Preferred Qualifications
- At least 6 years of Network Engineering experience covering Switching, Routing, Firewalls, Cabling, and Hardware configuration/installation with CISCO and/or Juniper equipment demonstrating a strong proficiency
- Experience working with worldwide enterprise networks
- Experience working with classified level enterprise networks
- Ability to effectively communicate and present to program management and customers
- Ability to effectively write technical documentation
- Experience sharing knowledge, mentoring, and working in a collaborative environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, testing, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds (yet such is in-frequent)
- Ability to support after hours and on weekends as needed (yet such is in-frequent)
