Network Engineer 2/3 - TS/SCI/Poly required Northrop Grumman Corporation
Fairfax, VA

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is currently seeking a Network Engineer with a TS/SCI and Polygraph clearance. This position is located in Fairfax, Virginia, supporting a large Cyber and Intel program.

The successful candidate will have experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Networking devices. The Network Engineer will be part of an infrastructure team that supports a physical infrastructure and is working towards environment transformations that leverage the Amazon Cloud Services.

* Perform network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of existing networks


* Analyze designs, specifications, and related documents


* Perform general LAN and WAN administration


* Schedule conversions and cutovers.


* Conduct and document site surveys.


* Coordinate with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents.



Additional medical screening may be required based on customer requirements.

This position may be filled as a level 2 or 3. NGMSCIMS #LI-POSTMS

Basic Qualifications:

* Level 2: Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience in the IT field, a Master's Degree with no experience required, or a or a total of 6 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.


* Level 3: Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the IT field, a Master's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in the IT field, a PhD with no experience required, or a total of 9 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.


* Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance.


* Experience integrating, configuring, deploying, testing, and providing ongoing maintenance for numerous types of Cisco network devices, interfaces, and methodologies


* Hands on Experience and knowledge of multiple network protocols with network related Cisco platforms and devices



Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience implementing a small to medium networking enterprise.


* Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (CCNA) Routing and Switching (R/S)


* Cisco Certified Network Professional Certification (CCNP)


* Understanding of AWS cloud technology concepts such as VPC, VPC Peering, DirectConnect and EC2 instances


* Experience using SolarWinds network monitoring tool


* AWS Certification



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