Principal Systems Administrator

Requisition ID: R10163398

• Category: Information Technology

• Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift - I (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

At 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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a well-qualified Principal Systems Administrator for the Engineering and Sciences Organization. The position is located at the Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) in Linthicum, MD. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in Red Hat System administration and Windows system administration, and the ability/desire to automate any admin tasks using Puppet or Nagios tools.

This is a full-time 5th shift position, covering overnight shifts Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

What Youll Get To Do:

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform as a Windows/Linux System Administrator for the ATL Foundry infrastructure.

• Manage and maintain security patches for RHEL 8.x and Windows VMs.

• Develop and document technical procedures.

• Read, modify, and create shell script and scripts in various other languages.

• Learn new technologies on own and work effectively independently.

• Use Nagios XI to monitor application performance and uptime.

• Implement Puppet modules.

• Able to partition disks, create logical volumes, create file systems, and mount file systems in Linux environments.

• Produce system performance metrics for ATL infrastructure.

• Take ownership of all ATL software applications (install, start-up, stop, upgrade, etc.).

• Perform monthly security patches on Windows and RHEL operating systems.

• Be on site at ATL Foundry as needed in support of troubleshooting, testing, and/or deployment activities of local IT assets.

• Lead actions with peer systems administrators, network engineer, security teams, and software and hardware engineers.

• Install and configure COTS software (FactoryWorks, APF, SPACE, etc.)

• Collaborate as needed with software vendors to remedy.

• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system.

• Provide backup and recovery services; manage file systems and disk space.

• Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions and security access lists.

• Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact.

• Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.

• Make recommendations to purchase hardware, software, system components.

• Interact, meet, discuss, and troubleshoot issues with vendors.

• Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases.

• Document all tasks in JIRA.

• Work after hours and weekends as needed.

• Work on help desk support team to assist users with application related issues.

• Provide access to a user of internal drive and guide them to connect with different teams to resolve technical and application related issues.

• This requisition may be filled as a Principal Systems Administrator or Senior Systems Administrator.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Administrator:

• Bachelors degree in a related field and 5 years of experience; Master's degree in a related field and 3 years of experience; or PhD in related field with 0+ years of experience.

• Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux OS.

• Experience supporting applications in a production environment.

• Experience with Help Desk Support team.

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications for Principal Systems Administrator:

• Advanced scripting skills.

• Red Hat 8.x and/or Windows System Administration certification(s).

• Solid understanding of system backup and restoration.

• Experience with Puppet or Ansible.

• Experience with Nagios.

• Advanced understanding of Linux/Windows configuration and commands.

• Understanding of Agile framework.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Salary Range: $93,000 - $139,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers.

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.