Principal / Sr. Principal Software Systems Administrator [TS SCI]

Northrop Grumman•Stafford, VA

5d•$103,600 - $193,900•Onsite

About The Position

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, Defense Systems, is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Systems Administrator to work on the Whisper program in Stafford, Virginia. The Whisper program is a large Antenna based RF Transmission and receiving network project. We use command and control software to remotely control multiple systems worldwide.

Requirements

Work on-site at Stafford Virginia
Extensive experience with RHEL Operating systems
Familiar with Windows Operating Systems/Active Directory
TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a CI polygraph
Prior to start obtain a (IAT) level II or higher (i.e. Security +)
Familiar with Compliance/Vulnerability Monitoring with tools such as Nessus, HBSS and ACAS

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the following: Hycu backup/recovery software or other backup/recovery software; Nutanix virtual environment, or other platforms such as VMWare; Elastic Search Stack (ELK);
Web (Brower based) GUI front end development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Angular)
Experience with hardening Linux OS and applications to required configurations (e.g. DISA STIGs)
Configuration Management experience working with software version control tools (Jira’s Bamboo, Stash, GIT, Subversion)
Risk Management Framework (RMF)
Linux and / or Windows system administration experience
Network troubleshooting skills
Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) or others

Responsibilities

Perform Linux server Administration and maintenance
System development, lifecycle upgrades, server monitoring and patching
Assist with all or part of the following: system application design, code development, testing, code maintenance.