Network Communications 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.

• Maintain smooth operation of classified network.
• Plan, design, configure, and install network hardware in support of customer requirements.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of networks and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, switches, gateways, etc.
• Propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings.
• Create and ensure that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions.
• Provide regular monitoring and network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems.
• Perform troubleshooting analysis of network infrastructure and associated systems.
• Install and configure Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Implement and troubleshoot LAN technologies such as VLANs, Trunking (port tagging), Spanning-Tree, and Port Security.
• Provide third-level support and troubleshooting of network problems.
• Design and implement an enterprise network.
• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.

• Associate's degree and 7 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent and 9 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Active DoD Top Secret security clearance; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
• IAM Level I certification (ex: Security+ CE) or greater or ability to obtain with 3 months of start date; maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Visio, Project, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience designing and maintaining LAN & WAN based networks.
• Experience with managing routing protocols on large LAN environments.
• Experience with Cisco hardware and setting up switched networks.

• Associate's degree and 11 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience, or a Master's degree and 7 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent and 13 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Active DoD Top Secret security clearance; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
• IAM Level I certification (ex: Security+ CE) or greater or ability to obtain with 3 months of start date; maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Visio, Project, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience designing and maintaining LAN & WAN based networks.
• Experience with managing routing protocols on large LAN environments.
• Experience with Cisco hardware and setting up switched networks.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IS related field.
• Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE certification.
• Previous experience troubleshooting network procedures and best practices; experience with network challenges associated with systems integration, including COTS integration, capacity analysis and system architecture design.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of network analysis tools (i.e. WireShark, Opnet, etc.).