Principal Systems Administrator Lead, 100% onsite, Tucson, Arizona, must have active secret clearance

RTX•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. What You Will Do: Principal System Administrator, in infrastructure Workplace Services, collaborate with a team to support fast-paced, critical programs with classified information system capabilities. Success in this role means you are able to develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various classified programs. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems. Provide IT systems administration in a heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment. Experience with Windows Server internals or Linux fundamentals to include DNS, DHCP, AD, and server replication methods. Work as a team member in a fast-paced technological environment. Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS). Experience data RAID, data backup uses and technologies. Install and configure software applications requested by end users. Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements and provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned. 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. Systems are operational 24x7 and occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours. Travel is required to other US Domestic locations as business needs dictate. Frequency at 5%. 100% onsite

Requirements

Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Must have Window and/or Linux experience.
Experience in one of the following: Linux/RHEL administration, Active Directory and Windows Domain administration, MECM, VMware, and recovery enterprise suites.

Nice To Haves

Leadership, teamwork, communication (written and oral), collaboration, and organizational skills.
Experience with using Information Technology project lifecycle management processes.
An active DoD Top Secret.
Experience with NISPOM, JAFAN, JSIG, DFARS and/or DoD/RMF
Experience in Windows Server.
Experience with NetApp ONTAP or other data storage, NAS, and SAN technologies and solutions.
Experience using VMWare vCenter, vSphere, and ESX and/or other virtual computing methods.
Experience supporting engineers in software, simulations, and hardware development.
Experience with Microsoft WSUS, MECM, SharePoint, Skype and/or Exchange.
Experience with Tenable Nessus, Splunk, and/or Ivanti Security Controls.
High Performance Computing (HPC) experience in a Linux environment.
Scripting Experience in APIs, PowerShell, Bash, and/or Ansible.

Responsibilities

develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various classified programs
define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems
Provide IT systems administration in a heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment
Work as a team member in a fast-paced technological environment
Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS)
Install and configure software applications requested by end users
Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements and provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned