Network Communications - Level 2 - R10218392-2

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Network Communications & Systems Maintainer – Level 2 for the Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Systems Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) program, in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at Schriever Space Force Base and related Colorado Springs, CO GMD sites.

• Conduct daily GMD system backups and health checks.
• Support on-duty warfighters with account and password issues.
• Maintain GMD assets to a level of system availability of over 99% for the customer.
• Maintain and repair network hardware including routers, switches, taclanes, and firewalls.
• Maintain and repair computing hardware including servers, workstations, media converters, thin clients, etc.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software installation, interconnection, and interfacing.
• Perform logistics functions required to maintain operational readiness.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert in NG operations and sustainment procedures, for console operators, GMOC, and other GMD MDIOC personnel.
• Support and assist with training on-duty console operators with initial troubleshooting, and coordination with external stakeholders.
• Provide support as required to government and industry system operators.
• Communicate with a variety of military and contractor personnel.
• Will work during occasional varied shifts, including holidays and weekends, and provide on-call support as needed.
• International travel to support remote site maintenance will be required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 2 years of related experience, OR a Master degree in STEM and 0-2 years experience, OR 6 years of related experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• Applicants must have a current active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance.
• Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140/8570 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start.
• Knowledge of Local Area Networking (LAN) fundamentals, with specific experience working with CISCO Ethernet routers, switches and protocols in TCP-IP based communications systems.
• Experience with LINUX command line interface.
• Strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, the ability to interface with a diverse group, and the ability to work unsupervised at a remote site.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time both domestically and internationally as needed to support business needs.

• Prior relevant experience with GMD systems
• Experience with Red Hat Linux
• Experience with Dell Power Edge Servers
• Experience with Solar Winds applications
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Experience working with DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency), and performing related circuit monitoring and repair processes
• Experience with VMWare…