Sr Principal Software Factory; SWF Linux Systems Administrator Security Clearance

Position: Sr Principal Software Factory (SWF) Linux Systems Administrator with Security Clearance
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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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators, who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader.

At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Information Technology Professionals, We Want You! The Northrop Grumman Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) organization is seeking a highly experienced (Sr. Principal level) Software Factory (SWF) Linux Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Space Systems support team.

This position will maintain over 120 virtual machines and 4 physical servers under our Launch Vehicles division located at our Chandler, AZ facility. Note
- The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time, at our facility/campus. This is not a virtual position. The Software Factory (SWF) Linux Systems Administrator is not a traditional "keep-the-servers-running" role; it's the engineering hub that builds, automates, and scales the entire delivery pipeline. The employee must be comfortable designing and maintaining CI/CD systems, managing container runtimes and orchestration platforms, and provisioning infrastructure as code.

They'll work side-by-side with developers and QA to provide self-service environments, integrate security scans, and monitor pipeline health-measuring success by deployment frequency, lead-time for changes, and mean-time-to-recovery of pipeline failures rather than just server uptime. Roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
* Perform as primary Linux Systems Administrator for a classified government contract.

* Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and verbal format.

* Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, and system engineers, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management.

* Support multiple networks while ensuring necessary administration tasks are completed and directing others as necessary.

* Analyze internal and external customer requirements and determine equipment and software requirements for solutions to problems by means of automated systems.

* Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.

* Provide backup and recovery services, manage file systems and disk space, and manage virus protection on a routine basis.

* Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions and security access lists.

* Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases.

* Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).

* Prepare security documentation for input to Computer Security.

* Report project status as required for all recurring and non-recurring efforts.

* Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions.

* Experience with software development (Python, Java/Java script, C++, C# or any modern object-oriented language) and scripting languages (i.e. Bash, YAML)

* Experience with build tools (i.e., Maven, Ant, GNU make) , continuous integration environments (i.e., Jenkins, Git Lab, Bamboo) and/or repositories (i.e. Nexus, JFROG), configuration management tools (i.e. Git, Gitlab, Bitbucket)

* Prior…