Onsite: Palmdale, CA

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The role also involves leading optimization efforts as air-gapped environments scale, driving improvements without negative impact to mission objectives.

Requirements

Active Top Secret security clearance
U.S. citizenship (required for this facility)
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 PowerShell (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)

Nice To Haves

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
Advanced certifications: RHCSA/RHCE, Azure AZ 800, AWS SysOps, VMware VCP (or similar)
Enterprise storage administration (NetApp/EMC) and disaster recovery procedures
Monitoring/observability platforms (Dynatrace, Nagios, Prometheus Grafana, Splunk)
Ability to lead IT teams and projects

Responsibilities

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.