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# Sr. Staff Network Architect - R10204297

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Aurora, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Border Gateway Protocol, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Network Architecture, Network Planning and Design, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wide Area Networks, Network Routers, Dynamic Routing, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science)
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_bcf60fa617d4e32ec7cf89da424dde3f

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14+years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree with 12+ years, or PhD with 10+ years
 * Active TS/SCI or TS with SCI eligibility at time of application, and willingness to sit for a polygraph
 * Candidates are required to be Security+ certified.
 * Candidates are required to travel a minimum of 20%, * Experience with: LAN/WAN and OSPF/BGP/EIGRP
 * Current, adjudicated CI or Full Scope polygraph
 * Firewall Hardware and Software Knowledge, administration, and management.
 * Router Hardware and Software Knowledge
 * Switches Hardware and Software Knowledge
 * Encryption Knowledge
 * Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnections and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers etc. Evaluate and report on new communication technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

## Description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) seeks to fill an experienced Sr. Staff Network Architect in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU). This position is located in Aurora, CO

In this role, the successful candidate will design and plan network communication systems. Provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. The candidate must be able to troubleshoot and isolate network faults and failures in a LAN/WAN environment. Provide specific detailed information for hardware and software selections, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Conduct testing of network design. An understanding of dynamic routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) are a plus. This candidate will have to Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnections and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers etc. Evaluate and report on new communication technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Additionally this role will be responsible for building deployable field units in Aurora.