Sentinel - Systems Test Engineer​/Principal Systems Test Engineer R10218499

Position: Sentinel - Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer - 6775-2 - R10218499

Sentinel – Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% 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 and moon landing. We look for people with bold 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 brings your whole self to work.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Maintain smooth operation of multi‑user computer systems, coordinating with network, software, and system engineers, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that improve performance and reliability, including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
• Integrate IP‑based devices into network architecture and support configuration and troubleshooting of devices and network.
• Work within and across teams to support and coordinate daily integration activities.
• Execute root‑cause analysis to troubleshoot and resolve complex network and system issues.
• Coordinate integrated testing activities.
• Oversee test activities in support of requirement verification and validation.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Standard work schedule: 9/80 (nine‑hour day Monday‑Thursday, every other Friday off).

Engineer Systems Test Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of engineering experience, Master’s with 0 years of experience, or 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• 1 year of hands‑on engineering or administration experience for Cisco/Juniper networks, RHEL, and Windows OS.
• 1 year of experience with Windows AD, VMWare, or SAN storage systems.
• 1 year of experience integrating COTS, GOTS, and custom software in a security‑constrained environment.
• 1 year of experience working with lab environments/processes (Foreign Object Elimination, Electro‑Static Discharge, Configuration Management).

Principal Engineer Systems Test Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of engineering experience;
  Master’s with 3 years, PhD with 1 year, or 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• 3 years of hands‑on engineering or administration experience for Cisco/Juniper networks, RHEL, and Windows OS.
• 3 years of experience with Windows AD, VMWare, or SAN storage systems.
• 3 years of experience integrating COTS, GOTS, and custom software in a security‑constrained environment.
• 3 years of experience working with lab environments/processes (Foreign Object Elimination, Electro‑Static Discharge, Configuration Management).

Required for Both Levels

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem‑solving skills.
• Current DoD 8570‑IAT Level II Certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE).
• Understanding of basic networking, including subnets, routing, and VLANs.

Nice to Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline; 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Experience with VMWare NSX‑T, Tanzu, Kubernetes.
• Experience with the creation and deployment of system images in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (e.g., Jira and/or Confluence).
• Experience with Certification & Accreditation process and patch management.
• Current Top Secret clearance.

Salary

Primary Level: $72,100 – $108,100

Secondary Level: $89,400 – $134,200

The above ranges are general guidelines.…