Principal Network Communications Analyst

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking self-motivated, hard-working full-time Network Administrator 3 for the NATO AGS Program in Rancho Bernardo, CA.     The selected candidate will provide overall network infrastructure support to routing and switching equipment, firewalls and IDS/IPS, and associated cabling to the onsite NAS Sigonella (Sicily) Italy from a reachback position at Rancho Bernardo.     

The Network Administrator 3 will ensure that the LAN/WAN is capable of providing required services by supporting the network infrastructure through the use of troubleshooting and problem resolution in a production environment.  Provides daily operational support for LAN/WAN networks, including firewalls.  Plans, installs and supports hardware and software upgrades; resolves technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools such as Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView, Cisco Works and Tivoli. An understanding of Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and minimum downtime.

Responsible for maintaining LAN – WAN barrier systems to prevent unauthorized access. In order to meet these requirements, the Network Administrator must be familiar with Cisco firewalls, Cisco, Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel and NetScreen VPN devices and IDSs.

Uses diagnostic utilities to identify and isolate problems encountered on different mediums and network protocols, gather latency statistics and find specific network bottlenecks, evaluate problems and implement fix actions through device reconfiguration or replacement depending on the circumstances.

This position will be in Rancho Bernardo CA but trips to NAS Sigonella (Sicily) Italy will be required to provide backfill support to the onsite networking team.  During your time at NAS Sigonella you could be asked to provide On-the-Job Training and platform instruction to NATO AGS customer when required. 

Basic Qualifications: 
-Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a technical discipline - OR - successful completion of certified Tech/Vocational school and/or comparable Department of Defense technical training, plus directly related experience.  An additional 4 years of directly applicable experience may be considered in lieu of the completed degree.
 

-US TOP SECRET Clearance Required (equivalent to NATO Cosmic Clearance)
-Current CCNA desired
-Security+ CE certification desired
-Must have strong network experience maintaining Cisco switches and routers, and trouble-shooting general LAN/WAN problems
-Must have good knowledge on general security methodologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS and access control lists

Preferred Qualifications: 

-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to work in a fast paced environment
-Willingness to work after hours and weekends as required

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Salary Range: $92,200 USD - $138,400 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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