This role pays less than
85%
of similar roles. Most pay
$129,575–$189,700
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$118k
versus about
$160k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
206 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,900–$172,300
across 204 roles with salary data.
The Principal System Administrator, Technical Level 3 position at NG’s Space Sector in Schriever SFB, Colorado, involves leading a 24/7 IT operations team to ensure system availability, performance, and reliability. Responsibilities include managing incident response, request handling, problem resolution, and change management processes while maintaining Windows and Linux VMs, virtualized servers, and VDI desktops. The role requires expertise in Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Ansible, Terraform, VMware, RedHat OpenStack, and OpenShift, alongside experience with RHEL 7/8 server administration and Active Directory management. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, U.S. citizenship, Top Secret clearance, and IAT Level 2 certification, while preferred qualifications include Microsoft Windows Server certifications and Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator status.