IT Systems Engineer 3/4

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: March 13, 2025

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10181121

• Category: -Engineering
• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: -Secret
• Telecommute: -No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: -1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: -Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available: -1At 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 located in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne, FL. This requisition may be filled at either a level 3 or a level 4, depending on the candidate's education and experience. The selected candidate will interface and lead technical discussions with management, project managers, enterprise architects, technical specialists and the customer on a regular basis. - The system engineer is the technical lead responsible for the project's overall system design. Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. - Analyses are performed at all levels to include concept/scope, requirements, design, verification and validation, and transition to production. - Performs functional and schedules analysis, trade studies, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements, taking into consideration technical, schedule and cost constraints into optimal solutions for our customers. The selected candidate will possess good interpersonal, communications and leadership skills and must be able to clearly articulate analysis results to colleagues, management, and customers. - The selected candidate will Possess an active DOD Secret or higher security clearance or Active DOD within the last 24 months and must be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance. Further, the candidate's clearance must be able to meet the government customer's criteria for working on their program. Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specificationsDesign and Structure
    • Determine high level business requirements in conjunction with customer 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
    • Provide and verify installation diagrams or models for compute and storage facilities
    • Provide As-Is and To-Be technical designs and assessments, perform Gap analysis
    • Identify technology roadmaps to reduce program execution costs -(as needed)
    • Define Disaster and Recovery requirements and implementation (as needed)Implementation and Execution
      • Establish test plans, requirements traceability & transition to production artifacts
      • Ensure system validation is performed against requirements
      • Execute on system design for Data Center Architecture & Design
      • Execute on system design for Network Architecture & Design to include supplier integration, extranet design and implementation
      • Execute on system design for application and data Integration design & architecture
      • Execute on security technologies to ensure policy compliance
      • Manage and track status of projects, metrics, schedules and prepare status reports; and ensure remediation and ongoing compliance goals are metBasic Qualifications for a level 3 (T03):
        • Must have an active DOD Secret or higher security clearance or Active within the last 24 months and must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Further, the candidate's clearance must be able to meet the government customer's criteria for working on their program.
        • Must possess 5 years of IT Project Management, System Engineering or related IT experience with a Bachelors degree in a STEM or Business focused discipline; also acceptable is 3 years of IT Systems/IT Project Management experience with a related Masters; or 0 years of experience with a relevant PHD.
        • In lieu of the education requirement, 9 years of relevant IT experience with at least 4 years in System Engineering.Basic Qualifications for level 4 (T04):
          • Must have an active DOD Secret or higher security clearance or Active within the last 24 months and must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Further, the candidate's clearance must be able to meet the government customer's criteria for working on their program.
          • Must possess 8 years of IT Project Management, System Engineering or related IT experience with a BS degree in a STEM or Business focused discipline; also acceptable is 6 years or experience with a related Masters; or 3 years with PHD.
          • In lieu of the education requirement, 12 years of relevant IT experience with at least 4 years in System Engineering.Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrate strong foundational expertise in Information Technologies with subject matter expertise in one the following areas:
            • Virtualization
            • Data Center designs and solutions, including on-premises and co-location solutions.
            • Data Center Backup overall design
            • Software as a service
            • Cloud technologiesSalary Range: $92,600 - $139,000Salary Range 2: $114,900 - $172,300The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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