Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Administrator – Aht
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| Salary | $91200 – $170300 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Associate’s degree and 7 years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, or Master’s degree and 3 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent and 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- IAT Level II certification is required on day 1 of employment; maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment.
- Active DoD Secret security clearance on day 1 of employment; the ability to maintain the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
- Experience managing Windows Server OS in a domain architecture.
- Experience in enterprise backup and restore solutions, storage area network (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS).
- Ability to travel as needed.
Responsibilities
- Perform as a Windows and Linux System Administrator for a classified government contract.
- Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, system engineers, project managers, and IT management.
- Support multiple networks and ensure necessary IT administration tasks are completed.
- Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
- Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user and impact.
- Assist with developing and maintaining of technical processes and procedures as needed.
- Assist maintaining security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.
- Read, modify, and create shell scripts.
- Make recommendations to purchase hardware, software, and system components.
- Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building custom “rpm” software packages for RHEL platforms.
- Ansible, RHEL 6/7/8/9, Satellite configuration and usage experience.
- Solid understanding of remediating security vulnerabilities and experience hardening Linux systems in accordance with RMF and STIGs.
- Experience with security compliance and related security scanning products.
- Experience with host-based firewall implementations and configuration.
- Strong Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy Management.
- WSUS patching experience.
- Experience working Cisco switches and basic understanding of LAN and WAN networking.
- Experience with DevOps architecture.