Sr. Principal IT Systems Engineer - R10222512

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

TRAVEL:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

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 IT Solutions team is seeking a highly qualified IT Systems Engineer Level 4 to support the Strike Program.

This position's primary locations is Palmdale, CA.

The selected candidate will serve as the technical lead for the Strike Program, responsible for overall system design and integration. The role involves interfacing with management, project managers, enterprise architects, technical specialists, and customers to drive technical discussions and ensure program success.

• Lead technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability assessments for total systems.
• Perform analyses at all levels, including concept/scope, requirements, design, verification and validation, and transition to production.
• Conduct functional and schedule analysis, trade studies, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into optimal solutions, considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Clearly articulate analysis results to colleagues, management, and customers.

• Must possess an active DOD Secret or higher security clearance (or active within the last 24 months) and be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
• Clearance must meet government customer criteria for the Strike Program.

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Demonstrate strong foundational expertise in Information Technologies, with subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Virtualization
  • Data Center designs and solutions (on-premises and co-location)
  • Data Center Backup design
  • Software as a Service
  • Cloud technologies
• Determine high-level business requirements and manage specifications throughout the systems lifecycle.
• Conduct requirements elicitation, definition, systems analysis, and design.
• Architect definition, interface, and context diagram documentation.
• Identify compute and storage requirements to support customer needs.
• Provide and verify installation diagrams/models for compute and storage facilities.
• Deliver As-Is and To-Be technical designs and assessments, perform gap analysis.
• Identify technology roadmaps to reduce program execution costs.
• Define disaster recovery requirements and implementation.

• Establish test plans, requirements traceability, and transition to production artifacts.
• Ensure system validation is performed against requirements.
• Execute system design for Data Center and Network Architecture & Design, including supplier integration and extranet implementation.
• Execute system design for application and data integration.
• Implement security technologies to ensure policy compliance.
• Manage and track project status, metrics, schedules, and prepare status reports; ensure remediation and ongoing compliance goals are met.

• Demonstrate systems engineering and systems thinking experience across the product development lifecycle (concept design, detailed design, integration, verification, qualification, and validation).
• Prepare and present briefings, papers, and reports; lead working groups and technical interchange meetings.
• Develop and derive…