Job Description

Description

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you rsquo;ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Do you want to work at an international company with endless opportunities for growth and advancement? Are you eager to join a trust-based, globally-connected team, where your contributions will define what rsquo;s possible?

We are looking for team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems, which protect our nation. Your talents and passion are most important to us. If you don rsquo;t know a language, program, or platform, we will teach you! Become a part of our enthusiastic teams where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation rsquo;s safety.

Northrop Grumman is looking for you to join our team as a Systems Administrator based out of Redondo Beach, CA supporting our Payload and Ground System for Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP).

What you rsquo;ll get to do?
You will be responsible for maintaining smooth operation of unclassified / classified multi-user computer systems.

Duties will include:

* Interaction with users to determine hardware/software requirements and installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems and COTS.
* Ancillary duties will include, but are not limited to: evaluation of vendor products, providing recommendations to purchase hardware and software, providing backup recovery, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, building of systems and computing asset management.
* Applicant must be experienced in STIG configuration, classified processing, and security procedures.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.

As an employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package which including:

* Medical, Dental amp; Vision coverage

* 401k

* Education Assistance

* Health amp; Wellness Resources

* Life insurance

* Employee Assistance Programs amp; Work/Life Solutions

* Paid Time Off

* Employee Discounts

* Flexible schedules, like the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.
Qualification

This requisition may be filled at a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Administrator level.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Administrator:

* Bachelor 39;s degree with at least 6 years of related experience; Master 39;s degree with at least 4 years of related experience; or an additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* Experience with systems administration in a Linux environment.

* Ability to obtain and maintain Security+ Certification.

* Current DoD Top Secret clearance or SCI access.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Systems Administrator:

* Bachelor 39;s degree with at least 10 years of related experience; Master 39;s degree with at least 8 years of related experience; or an additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* Experience with systems administration in a Linux environment.

* Ability to obtain and maintain Security+ Certification.

* Current DoD Top Secret clearance or SCI access.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Virtualization experience such as ESX

* Experience managing a highly virtualized testing lab

* Experience with remote and local system deployments

* Familiarity with NAS and SAN technologies (NetApp SAN, EMC SAN, HP, NAS)

* CISSP or Microsoft OS Certification

* Experience with Ansible

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