Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronic Network Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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 looking to add a Principal or Sr. Principal Electronic Network Engineer to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA , The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. 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.  Travel up to 25% may be required. Roles and Responsibilities will include: • Design, implement, and support network infrastructure components (Routers/Switches/Firewalls). • Monitor and optimize network performance. • Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standards. • Troubleshoot and root cause analysis for complex network issues and support incidents response as needed. • Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter system configurations. • Collaborate with engineers to install, troubleshoot and redline documented procedures. • Work closely with Engineers and Technicians in a lab environment. • Provide support to software integration lab and for end-to-end communication. Including being responsible for making network changes to the system, enhancing and improving the network system and architecture, troubleshooting complex network issues and resolving the discovered bugs. **This position may be filled either at the Principal Electronics Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.** Basic Qualifications • Principal Electronics Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience. • Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience. • Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification . Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+ce, CCNP, and CISSP. • Expertise with IP subnetting • Experience with or understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP), and other networking concepts • Experience with or understanding network automation scripting using Ansible, Python, Bash, and Shell. • Knowledge of or experience with network security features like IP access-lists • Experience with network design and/or data center architecture. • Experience with network firewalls such as Cisco ASA