SkillBridge - Principal Network Communications

Job Overview

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. We value bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to invent the future. Our culture emphasizes intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman is proud to help service members transition to civilian careers. Approximately 20% of our 100,000 employees self-identify as veterans, and more than 2,000 are reservists. The Skill Bridge Program is an approved DoD program for service members in their last 6 months of service, for up to 180 days. It is open to all ranks and experience levels. Participants are not compensated by Northrop Grumman and continue to receive military pay and benefits.

Northrop Grumman – Skill Bridge Program utilizes DoDI guidance for Skill Bridge. Service members will work on site with the host company, gaining experience in an entry to mid-level career path. The service member will be on-the-job training with a schedule equivalent to 40 hours per week. Goals, objectives, and outcomes are defined for the program, including hands-on experience and potential conversion to a full-time opportunity after training.

• Provide separating service-members with job skills training in a professional setting.
• Offer hands-on experience designed to lead to potential full-time opportunities.
• Serve as a pipeline for high-speed, motivated military candidates into NGC.

• Has served at least 180 days on active duty.
• Is within 12 months of separation or retirement.
• Will receive an honorable discharge.
• Has taken any service TAPS/TGPS.
• Has attended or participated in an ethics briefing within the last 12 months.
• Received Unit Commander authorization to participate prior to start of internship.

The Northrop Grumman Classified Solutions team is seeking a Principal Network Communications to support information system lifecycle activities. The selected candidate will work on-site, full-time at our Redondo Beach, CA campus.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform Network Communications activities in support of classified government contracts.
• Maintain operations of LAN/WAN/VPNs and encryption technologies.
• Plan, design, configure, and implement small to medium scale LAN/WAN solutions that meet mission requirements.
• Lead the configuration, testing, and rollout of routing/switching platforms and security appliances.
• Contribute to proposing technical network design solutions to management.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance forecasting; present recommendations to program managers.
• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide network standards, policies, and documentation; ensure security compliance.
• Resolve incidents (WAN failures, security events) within expected tolerances; coordinate with other teams.
• Coordinate third-party maintenance for network equipment.
• Provide second-level support resolution of technical problems; assist internal customers with computer hardware, software, network, and telecommunications systems.
• Work independently; senior staff may provide strategic guidance.
• Lead customer engagements; define requirements, develop implementation schedules, and oversee delivery.
• Implement and troubleshoot LAN/WAN technologies such as VLANs, trunking, spanning-tree, and related protocols.
• Support environments using ticketing systems (Service Now, JIRA, etc.).
• Raise issues that require senior level attention or involvement.
• Lift and move equipment up to 50 pounds.

Note:

This position requires on-site work at the Redondo Beach, CA campus. Virtual or telecommute options are not offered.

• Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or Associate’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience; a High School diploma with 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Current U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements for a…