Staff Network Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a highly qualified, mission-oriented Staff Network Engineer to support our Avionics Integration organization. This position can be located in either Palmdale, CA or Rancho Bernardo, CA depending upon the selected candidate’s preference. Responsibilities including (but not limited to) the following: Design, operate and manage companion, RMF compliant classified and unclassified networks in both lab and field environments. Deploy, utilize, and maintain network management tools. Maintain smooth operation of network and network management equipment during network expansion. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to design network integration solutions to achieve mission objectives on a wide range data flow scenarios and use cases. Plan and install security patches in adherence to program security requirements. Monitor and sustain target uptime and latency on systems. Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, utilization, and reliability of the system including scripting for optimizing IT environment. Troubleshoot issues in collaboration with users, sector partners, and vendors. Develop and recommend corrective actions. Collaborate on requirements and planning for network and network management hardware / software purchasing including upgrades, licenses, warranties, tech support and refreshes. Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications and maintain system documentation, work instructions as needed. Prepares security documentation for hand-offs to Cyber Security. Plan and report project status as required for recurring and non-recurring efforts. Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.