Principal Computer Systems Analyst-Virtualization

Relocation & Clearance

Relocation Assistance:
No relocation assistance available.
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 well-qualified Staff-level Windows and Virtualization Systems Analyst to join our dynamic Classified Solutions team of technical professionals. This will be a lead / technical architect role in support of the Software Development Environment for the Sentinel program. Due to the classified nature of this program, the selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time, at one of the following locations:
Roy, Utah;
Huntsville, Alabama;
Annapolis Junction, Maryland;
Melbourne, Florida;
San Antonio, Texas; or Redondo Beach, California. This is not a remote position.

• Perform administration of virtualization and storage platforms across the site, among other technologies.
• Lead and become a valuable member of the team supporting various technologies.
• Manage and support various components of the technical infrastructure, including hypervisors, storage, infrastructure solutions, system updates, patching, and administration of various IT systems.
• Provide support to end users and other staff in resolution of more complex issues related to software tools, applications, databases, and system access.
• Maintain smooth operation of multi‑user computer systems, coordinating with network, software, and system engineers, PC desktop technicians, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management.
• Administer backup and recovery services, manage file systems and disk space, and manage virus protection on a routine basis while adhering to strict Information Systems security guidelines.
• Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networks as directed by the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).
• Work under minimal direction and independently develop approaches to solutions.
• Thrive in a fast‑paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of related experience, or Master’s degree with 9 years of related experience; a high school diploma or equivalent with an additional 16 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Active Secret DoD clearance.
• Ability to obtain a finalized DoD Top Secret security clearance within a reasonable time frame and a Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance; maintaining these required clearances is a condition of continued employment.
• IAT Level II certification (ex: Security+ CE) or greater; maintaining the required certification is a condition of continued employment.
• Experience architecting virtualization and storage solutions.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in an IS-related field.
• Current DoD Top Secret or DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Experience maintaining a containerized environment.
• Experience with system engineering in other environments.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within DCSA, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments.
• VMWare experience or certification; experience with vCenter, ESXi environments v6.5+.
• Experience with VDI deployments (Horizon, Hyper‑V).
• Mastery of Windows domain architecture, including…