Sr Principal Systems Architect (Onsite)

RTX•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Architect who strives for excellence and has a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world. https://www.rtx.com/collinsaerospace/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense/communications/applied-signal-technology AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place. AST’s work environment is passionate, highly collaborative and provides employees the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, innovation, and work-life balance. This is an onsite position at our San Jose site. Relocation is provided. Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance is required prior to start date.

Requirements

Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Ability to demonstrate administration of RHEL 7/8/9, including systemd, firewalld, and SELinux.
Ability to demonstrate administration of Netapp enterprise storage.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
Experience with automation tools such as Ansible.
Experience with CIS/STIG benchmarks and DoD security standards.
Linux OS Certificate (RHCSA / LPIC)
Experience with Splunk/Zabbix
Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) Environments
Experience with NetApp / OnTap tools
Experience with Enterprise Active Directory (AD) & LDAP
Experience dealing with Managed Anti-Virus (AV) solutions (ClamAV & SEM).
Scripting Experience (Bash, Python, Ansible) and Kickstart
Experience hardening systems using tools like SCAP and following STIGs.
Experience supporting engineers in software, simulations, and hardware development.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, document, and implement a robust Cybersecurity mitigation strategy by ensuring Linux IT resources are patched and hardened in accordance with NIST-800-171 guidelines
Collaborate with Cyber teams to maintain and monitor system availability, performance, and logs using enterprise tools.
Leverage industry standards to build out automation workflows
Champion processes regarding hardware and software issues across physical and virtualized environments (VMWare)
Work closely with operations, supply chain and legal teams to support mission objectives.
Support audit readiness activities and respond to security vulnerability findings.
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior system administrators.
Leverage ticketing system to resolve incidents submitted by end users
Travel up to 15%

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
And more!