Systems Administrator​/Principal Systems Administrator; AHT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Defense Systems is seeking a qualified Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in Beavercreek, OH. This is an onsite role supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. NASIC is responsible for creating all-source intelligence defining the present and future air, air defense, cyber, space and ballistic missile threats to enable military operations, force modernization, and policy making.

This position may be filled as a level 2 or 3 based on the below qualifications.

• One of the following:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with 6 Years relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 2 Years related experience

• Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 0 Years related experience

• Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance

• IAT Level II certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or Security+ Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and virtual machines , or comparable enterprise virtualization technologies.

• Minimum of three years of experience administering Windows or Linux operating systems.

• One of the following:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with 9 Years relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 5 Years related experience

• Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 3 Years related experience

• Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance

• IAT Level II certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or Security+ Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and virtual machines , or comparable enterprise virtualization technologies.

• Minimum of three years of experience administering Windows or Linux operating systems.

• Experience with IT process automation using Ansible and similar tools.

• Experience with Docker and Podman containerization, installation, and configuration.

• Scripting experience using tools such as Python, Bash, Power Shell.

• Experience operating under and managing systems within RMF or STIG information system environments.

• Experience with Dev Ops architecture leveraging automation, containerization, and Git Ops, using Git Lab/Jenkins/ArgoCD for CI/CD, Kubernetes (K8s) for orchestration, Istio for service mesh, and Nexus/Harbor for artifact repositories.

• Understanding of basic networking, including subnets,…