IT Systems Engineer​/Top Secret​/Onsite: Palmdale, CA

Position: IT Systems Engineer, Staff / Top Secret / Onsite: Palmdale, CA
Description:

Lockheed Martin is a leading technology innovation company with  100,000 employees, partners worldwide, and 570+ facilities spanning 70 countries. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, we operate in all 50 states.

Position Overview

We are looking for an IT Systems Engineer Staff to join the team at our Palmdale site. The engineer will:

* Manage isolated (closed) environments for assigned programs

* Perform systems administration, infrastructure deployments, and performance tuning on Linux, Windows Server, VMware ESXi, and EMC storage platforms

* Lead optimization efforts as air-gapped environments scale, driving improvements without negative impact to mission objectives.

Required Qualifications

* Active Top Secret security clearance

* U.S. citizenship (required for this facility)

Apply today to help drive the future of aerospace technology.

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Basic Qualifications:

* Active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI.

* Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 90-days of start.

* U.S. Citizenship required

* 5 + years administering RHEL 8 (or equivalent) and Windows Server 2022/Windows 11

* Automation expertise with Ansible and Power Shell (scripting, config drift remediation)

* Hands on implementation of DISA STIGs and use of security tools (e.g., Nessus, Trellix, Ivanti, Splunk) in large, enterprise environments.

* Strong experience with virtualization and/or hyperconverged infrastructure (e.g., VMware vSphere/vCenter, Horizon, vSAN/VxRail, Nutanix, Open Shift

* Ability to lift 30 lb (rack mount hardware)

Desired

Skills:

* Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

* Advanced certifications: RHCSA/RHCE, Azure AZ 800, AWS Sys Ops, VMware VCP (or similar)

* Enterprise storage administration (Net App/EMC) and disaster recovery procedures

* Monitoring/observability platforms (Dynatrace, Nagios, Prometheus Grafana, Splunk)

* Ability to lead IT teams and projects

Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue…