Principal Cyber Systems Admin​/Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Admin

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time Job Overview

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a candidate to join our diverse team of engineers, system administrators, and operators as a Principal Cyber Systems Administrator or Senior Principal Cyber Systems Administration professional in Chantilly, VA. The successful candidate will be expected to monitor, maintain, and provide Tier‑2 and Tier‑3 support of a mission‑critical network infrastructure, collect data for analysis, perform network upgrades, and produce documentation and diagrams of the work performed.

The role requires a fast‑paced, quick‑response environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and strong communication and collaboration across technical teams.

• Provide engineering and administrative support onsite for a team of developers and testers, deviating from industry standard procedures as necessary while maintaining system security standards.
• Work as part of a team to design, build, and maintain AWS and hybrid‑cloud systems.
• Administer Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot IP networking systems for AWS and hybrid‑cloud environments.
• Automate system deployment, operation, and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tooling.

• US citizen with an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility; ability to obtain a Poly.
• 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 3 years with a master’s or 1 year with a PhD, 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree).
• IAT‑2 certification (e.g., COMPTIA Security+).
• Experience designing, deploying, and administering cloud‑based solutions.
• Experience architecting, maintaining, and administering Linux and Windows operating systems in large enterprise environments.
• Experience automating tasks (Ansible, Bash, Power Shell, Puppet, or Python).
• Proven experience in IT systems design, deployment, and administration.

• US citizen with an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility; ability to obtain a Poly.
• 8 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 6 years with a master’s or 4 years with a PhD; 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree).
• IAT‑2 certification (e.g., COMPTIA Security+).
• Experience designing, deploying, and administering cloud‑based solutions.
• Experience architecting, maintaining, and administering Linux and Windows operating systems in large enterprise environments.
• Experience automating tasks (Ansible, Bash, Power Shell, Puppet, or Python).
• Proven experience in IT systems design, deployment, and administration.

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current Poly.
• Cloud service certification (AWS, Azure, Google, or similar).
• Experience with one or more programming languages.
• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting IPv4 networking, including sub‑netting, OSPF routing, VLANs, and VPNs.
• Recent roles in technical or team‑leadership positions.
• Knowledge of cloud database management (MySQL RDS, Postgre
  
  SQL, etc.).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity in the context of the cloud.
• Comfortable working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience managing and manipulating containers (PODMAN, Docker, Kubernetes).

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package to support growth and mutual success. Benefits include health plan, savings plan, paid time off, and additional benefits such as education assistance, training, development, 9/80 work schedule (where available), and more.

Primary Level: $ – $

Secondary Level: $ – $

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.