Sr. Principal / Staff Systems Administrator Lead
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Annapolis, MD, USA, Odenton, MD, USA |
| Salary | $119200 – $222600 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years’ experience; or Master’s degree and 6 years’ experience
- 5+ years’ experience supporting the planning, designing, and implementing of commercial cloud infrastructures to support mission applications in a DoD setting
- 5+ years with AWS cloud infrastructure supporting a government environment
- 5+ years experience performing routine cloud-based system and database maintenance and troubleshooting, managing the installation of SW and HW upgrades, maintain system performance, system configurations, and maintaining system security posture, and recommending enhancements
- Meet DoDI 8140.03 IT Privileged User qualification and compliance requirements
- Current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret/SCI (CI Polygraph) clearance
- Experience leading teams
- US Citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree and 14 years’ experience; or Master’s degree and 12 years’ experience
- 8+ years’ experience supporting the planning, designing, and implementing of commercial cloud infrastructures to support mission applications in a DoD setting
- 5+ years with AWS cloud infrastructure supporting a government environment
- 5+ years experience performing routine cloud-based system and database maintenance and troubleshooting, managing the installation of SW and HW upgrades, maintain system performance, system configurations, and maintaining system security posture, and recommending enhancements
- Experience leading teams
- Meet DoDI 8140.03 IT Privileged User qualification and compliance requirements
- Current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret/SCI (CI Polygraph) clearance
- US Citizenship
Responsibilities
- Maintain and oversee efficient operations of the entire IT infrastructure including servers, desktop and networking equipment on test and production environments
- Leverage extensive experience in system administration to gain and propagate a holistic view of the infrastructure, oversee required activities
- Ensure necessary IT projects are completed independently or assigned to others as necessary
- Represent the team, presenting team suggestions and recommendations on processes and procedures in accordance with organization cost, quality, and productivity goals
- Develop computer systems specifications that address business requirements and that fit with the company’s system architecture standards
- Develop and document technical procedures as required
- Define and create appropriate monitoring templates and configurations and administer capacity management tools
- Coordinate actions with external partners, peer system administrators, network administrators, security teams, software teams and hardware
- Management of the helpdesk and ticket workflow to ensure the Verification and Validation process is timely and efficient
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with EMS Operations (EMSO), EMBM, and/or Electronic Warfare
- Active Top Secret /SCI (w/ Polygraph) security clearance (or SCI eligible)
- Experience with COOP environments
- Experience with Cross Domain Solutions
- Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments
- Experience with DevSecOps
- Experience with Agile Methodologies and Ceremonies
- DoD 8140 (451) System Administrator Intermediate Qualifications (Cloud+, SSCP, Security+, etc..)