Cyber Systems Administrator – Level 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Cyber System Administrator – Level 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.

Please note this position is contingent on contract award and funding.

Position Overview:

As a Cyber System Administrator for the GMD Weapon System (GWS) program, you will play a pivotal role in building and sustaining the development, operations and security posture (DevSecOps) of the program’s classified systems and networks used for development, integration, test, training, and operations. The selected candidate will help shape the future of DevSecOps development for the GWS program.

Essential Functions:  

• Working with airgap environments, classified cloud environments, and government customer networks
• Maintaining ATO’s, cyber security concepts and posture, and complex implementation of security configurations in cloud networks
• Maintaining security coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity
• Configuring and maintaining DevSecOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline tools including best practices, automated builds and tests, quality gates, software quality, and CI tools, i.e., Jenkins.
• Deploying and maintaining applications on Kubernetes clusters
• Diagnostics and implementation to quickly address issues and minimize impact to technical programs
• Developing and reviewing software code (Java, Python, etc.)

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 0-2 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Systems Administration for Linux Operating Systems such as RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Applicamts must have a current DOD 8140 IAT Level II certification or higher (ex: Security + CE)
• Experience with various windows and Red Hat scripting using tools such as Python, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, etc.
• Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Linux Certifications (Linux+, RHCSA, RHCE)
• Experience with DevOps architecture such as Kubernetes, Nexus, Docker, GitLab, etc.
• Experience with security compliance and related security scanning products (ACAS)
• Experience in enterprise backup and restore solutions, storage area network (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS)
• Experience with network administration and related infrastructure
• Experience with hardware installation and maintenance to include firmware upgrades
• Vast experience with both Windows and Linux scripting languages

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00

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 candidate's 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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.