✦ Luna Orbit — Networking & Telecom

Sr Principal Network Engineer

at Northrop Grumman

📍 United States-California-San Diego Hybrid 💰 $129K – $193K USD / year Posted March 25, 2026
Salary $129K – $193K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or related discipline
Category Networking & Telecom

This role involves designing and analyzing complex network systems for defense and government applications, ensuring security and system integration in a hybrid work environment.

  • designing network architectures
  • analyzing system requirements
  • integrating systems
  • implementing security measures
  • collaborative system analysis

The technical scope includes network architecture, system analysis, security protocols, firewall configuration, and system integration, with emphasis on defense and government standards.

The ideal candidate is a senior network engineer with at least 6 years of experience in network design, architecture, and system analysis, with a focus on defense or government networks and security.

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering8 years of experienceNetwork designNetwork architectureSystem analysisSystem integration
Emerging industry technologiesProposal developmentDevSecOpsAutomation
Network designNetwork architectureSystem analysisSystem integrationRoutingSwitchingFirewallNetwork securityLab environmentTechnical requirements analysis
Network designNetwork architectureSystem analysisSystem integrationRoutingSwitchingFirewallNetwork securityLab environmentTechnical requirements analysis
collaborativeanalyticalcommunicationproblem-solvingteamwork
Industry Defense, Government, Security
Job Function Design and analyze secure, reliable network systems for defense and government clients.
Role Subtype Network Engineer
Tech Domains Cisco Networking, Networking / TCP-IP, Firewall, Network Security
Clearance Required Yes
Visa Sponsorship Not Specified
network engineernetwork designnetwork architecturesystem analysissystem integrationfirewallnetwork securitylab environmentroutingswitchingDevSecOpsautomationsecuritysecurity clearancedefense networksgovernment networks

No experience with network design or architecture, Lack of security clearance, Less than 6 years of experience, No background in defense or government networks, Unwillingness to work in San Diego

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