Sr Prin Sys Admin - X-Lab Cloud Tech Admin 26-243 & 26-244

Northrop Grumman

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Work type
On-site
Location
CO
Salary
$117,500–$176,300 / yr
Posted
22 days ago

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This role $147k
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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Northrop Grumman currently has 130 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr Prin Sys Admin - X-Lab Cloud Tech Admin 26-243 & 26-244

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Systems Administrator specializing in X-Lab Cloud Technologies to join their dynamic Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications Experimentation Laboratory team. This role involves deploying and maintaining large-scale virtualization solutions across multiple remote sites, including managing hypervisor software patches, troubleshooting cloud solutions, monitoring system health, and collaborating with other teams to configure user access to virtual assets using tools like VMware Horizon View and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in virtualization technologies such as VMWare, Redhat OpenStack, Nutanix, and containerization tools like Kubernetes, along with experience in capacity management and infrastructure uptime optimization. This position requires an active Secret security clearance and familiarity with enterprise-level systems and automation platforms.

Skills

VMware Kubernetes Nutanix Redhat Openstack Active Directory RHEL SolarWinds CI/CD Python Ansible Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Maintain hypervisor software patches to support production requirements.
  • Troubleshoot virtualization/cloud solutions with hardware engineers.
  • Monitor health of all virtualization services to ensure maximum uptime.
  • Manage capacity for computer/storage load calculations and resource availability.
  • Deploy and maintain VDI technologies like VMware Horizon View or Citrix.

What we're looking for

  • Active DoD Secret security clearance required
  • 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent degree
  • Expertise in virtualization technologies (VMWare, Redhat OpenStack, Nutanix)
  • Experience with Kubernetes for containerized architecture management
  • Familiarity with monitoring and capacity management tools
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and configure user access

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