Senior Principal System Administrator

RTX RTX · Aerospace · woburn, MA +1 · Digital Technology

Senior Principal System Administrator role at RTX, a defense company, requiring extensive experience in Windows/Linux infrastructure management, server and storage administration, authentication, backup/recovery, and DevSecOps practices including containerization and Kubernetes. Requires an active DoD Secret security clearance and a relevant Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or an Advanced Degree with 5+ years.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team.
  2. Serve as a technical project leader.
  3. Participate in meetings with customers, providing technical guidance and best practice to ensure successful outcomes.
  4. The candidate is responsible for provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software related to a Windows/Linux infrastructure for classified programs.
  5. Provide IT systems administration in a heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and RedHat Enterprise Linux environment.

Skills

Required

  • Windows Server internals (DNS, DHCP, AD, replication)
  • Server architecture and troubleshooting
  • DevSecOps
  • containerization
  • Kubernetes
  • Active Directory
  • WSUS
  • VMware
  • NETAPP
  • networking administration
  • Windows administration
  • Linux administration
  • backup and recovery enterprise suites

Nice to have

  • VMware vCenter
  • vSphere
  • Windows 10/11
  • Splunk
  • ESXi
  • PowerShell scripting
  • Bash scripting
  • CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent
  • Operating System Certification
  • NISPOM
  • JAFAN
  • JSIG
  • DFARS
  • DoD/RMF
  • data storage
  • NAS
  • SAN
  • Microsoft WSUS
  • SCCM
  • Exchange
  • High Performance Computing (HPC)

What the JD emphasized

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 6 months of start date.