Senior Principal Systems Administrator

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $129,300–$193,900 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 732 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Systems Administrator

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The Sr Principal Systems Administrator joins the Mission Systems team to support an enterprise-wide digital transformation for national defense products. This role involves managing large heterogeneous unclassified and classified computer networks, with a specific focus on supporting software development and test automation teams. Key responsibilities include designing system architectures, performing hardware and software installations, troubleshooting, monitoring, and automation scripting. The successful candidate will utilize Red Hat operating systems, Windows, and VMware virtualization while employing tools like Splunk, Ansible, Python, and Bash. Technical requirements include experience with LDAP, STIG implementation, and DNS. The position requires integrating emerging technologies into program systems, maintaining documentation, and providing security support. This work directly enables the development and sustainment of optimized product lines to provide a decisive advantage for the warfighter.

What does a Systems Administrator earn?

Median $114700 from 51 postings across 6 companies.

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Skills

Linux Red Hat VMware Python Ansible Bash Shell Docker Kubernetes Red Hat OpenShift DevSecOps Agile Splunk LDAP DNS BIND iSCSI KVM Hyper-V RH-V Model-based Engineering STIGs

What you'll do

Design and define system architectures for complex development networks with software development teams.
Perform hardware and software installations, upgrades, troubleshooting, repairs, and general sustainment activities.
Develop automation scripts using Bash, Shell, Ansible, or Python to support system operations.
Maintain comprehensive system documentation and develop infrastructure support procedures.
Implement engineering changes and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures.
Configure networks and coordinate with peers, subject matter experts, and government engineers.
Provide security support and perform system hardening in compliance with STIGs.
Monitor and tune heterogeneous unclassified and classified computer networks including Linux, Windows, and VMware.

What we're looking for

Must be a US Citizen and possess or be able to obtain an Interim Secret/Secret clearance.
Must have experience with a Bachelor degree, or relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Must have in-depth technical knowledge of Red Hat operating systems, including troubleshooting, LDAP (RHDS), and system hardening.
Must have experience with Linux built-in applications (awk, grep, etc.), DNS (Linux BIND), and STIG implementation.
Must have scripting and programming experience in Bash/Shell, Ansible, and Python.
Must have basic experience with Windows operating systems and Splunk.
Must be able to work full-time on-site at the San Diego Spectrum Center campus and travel 10% of the time.
Experience with containers (Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes) and virtualization platforms (VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, RH-V) is preferred.

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