RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: 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.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. **Principal Cyber Systems Administrator – Level 4 **to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.
Position Overview:
As a Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Administrator for the GMD Weapon System (GWS) program, you will play a pivotal role in building and sustaining the development, operations and security posture of the program’s classified systems and networks used for development, integration, test, training, and operations. The selected candidate will help shape the future of engineering development for the GWS program.
The selected candidate will concentrate on cybersecurity best practices within different layers of the OSI model including physical, data link, network, transport, and application. They will also support the delivery of products and services to the government customer through secure and encrypted channels.
**Essential Functions: **
- Installation and configuration of cyber monitoring equipment, troubleshooting, networking design, and implementing security measures for the networking infrastructure
- Documentation and verification of all installation and configuration steps
- Working with software developers and/or vendors as needed to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during system integration
- Providing redlines to engineers and feedback to Leadership will be required as part of this position’s responsibilities.
- Briefings to the government customer on current health and status of the monitoring system as needed
- Documenting lessons learned, best security engineering practices, and industry standards will be required in daily tasks as well.
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related work experience, or 4 years of related work experience with a PhD, or an Associate’s Degree and 10 years of related work experience.
- Applicants must have a current, active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
- Applicants must have a current 8140 IAT Level II certification or higher (ex: Security + CE)
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with AIX/Solaris Unix, RHEL and Cisco Networks
- Familiarity with CSM (Cyber Security Manager) systems
- Experience with VMWare ESXi, VMWare vCenter
- Experience with LAN and WAN management
- Familiarity with Network Technologies and Cybersecurity
- Strong systems administrator experience, specifically in Windows/Linux Operating Systems environments
- Experience working with cloud technologies and platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud
Primary Level Salary Range: $149,300.00 - $186,600.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.