RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionThis requisition is for our opening as a Senior Principal Systems Administration based out of San Diego, CA. Under this role you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
We are seeking cleared or clearable candidates to perform key assignments for Mission Systems N-OSSM development programs. This position supports a large heterogeneous unclassified and classified computer networks that includes Linux, Windows, and VMware Virtualization with emphasis on supporting software development and test automation teams. Responsibilities include working with software development teams to design and define system architectures for new or existing complex development networks, hardware/software installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair, monitoring, tuning, automation scripting and general sustainment activities. Duties will also include maintaining system documentation, developing infrastructure support procedures, and providing security support.
What you9ll get to do:
Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program9s systems
Implement engineering changes to the system as required
Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
Responsible for completing the network configurations and coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers.
Occasional travel may be required
Basic Qualifications:
8 years of experience with Bachelor degree. An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Linux knowledge and experience
- Advance and in-depth technical knowledge of Red Hat operating systems
- Understanding of Linux built-in applications/programs (awk, grep, etc)
- In-Depth Linux troubleshooting knowledge
- LDAP (RHDS) experience
- Advanced System hardening experience
Utilizing and working with Splunk
Basic experience with Windows operating system
Knowledge of STIGs and STIG implementation
Knowledge of DNS, specifically Linux BIND
Scripting/Programming experience
- Bash/Shell
- Ansible
- Python
- Other scripting/programming experience
Ability to communicate well and operate with considerable independence.
Full on-site presence at San Diego Spectrum Center campus
Ability to travel 10% of the time.
CLEARANCE: Must be a US Citizen and must have or be able to obtain an Interim Secret/Secret clearance before you start
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with imaging, backup and restore software and scripting (Clonezilla, Linux dump, etc)
Experience leading and managing internal programs and working with engineers to delegate tasking/efforts
Experience with containers (Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes)
Strong experience with virtualization platforms (VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, RH-V)
Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and provide milestone progress on critical items or scheduled items
Ability to mentor and help grow junior engineers and share knowledge and experience to improve procedures, processes and bring recommendations for technological improvements
Ability to work and support a flexible schedule (2nd shift, RDO Fridays, possibly weekends) as required
Basic to advance knowledge of networking and network systems including iSCSI connectivity functionality
Experience in design, implementation, and sustainment of Linux/Unix systems
Experience in design, implementation, and sustainment of Containerization technologies
Salary Range: $129,300-193,900
The 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 candidate9s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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.
Additional Information:
This position offers the option of a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00
The 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 candidate9s 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.
