Virtualization Systems Administrator 3/4 - Secret

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

4d•$89,400 - $167,500•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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. The Northrop Grumman CIDO Classified Solutions team is seeking a Virtualization Systems Administrator to support information system lifecycle activities. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time at our Melbourne, FL location. Note: Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. Applicants are encouraged to apply, only if they are willing to work on-site.

Requirements

Master's Degree with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 7 years of relevant experience; OR a High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 9 years of relevant experience is required (for Level 3)
Master's Degree with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 10 years of relevant experience; OR a High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 12 years of relevant experience is required (for Level 4)
Must have a Security+ (or greater) certification
Candidates must have a current US Government Secret level security clearance (at a minimum) with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance in order to be considered
Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of employment
Experience maintaining a large air gapped VMWare/Windows/Linux WAN
Experience in VMWare suite of products

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology
Active Top Secret, TS/SCI, Polygraph, or SAP/SAR access would be nice to have
VMware Certified Professional in either Data center virtualization (VCP-DCV) or End-User Computing (VCP-DTM)
Experience supporting air gapped environments.
Strong understanding support wide range of VMware products in air gapped environments.
Experience deploying and managing VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, and vRealize environments. Candidate must have strong understanding of virtualized compute, GPU, storage, and networking.
Experience deploying and managing VMware Horizon, NVIDIA Enterprise GPU Solutions, VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) and VMware App Volumes. Candidate must have strong understanding of the Cloud Pod Architecture.
Experience deploying and managing VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Candidate must have demonstrated knowledge of disaster recovery process/procedures in a large enterprise environment.
Experience deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail solutions. Candidate must have strong understanding of deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading experience with VMware Cloud Foundation , VxRail, and vRealize suite.
Experience deploying and managing Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
Experience with deploying and managing System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)/ Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM).
Experience administrating and understanding of Dell/EMC storage solutions. (Unity, XtremIO, RPA, etc).
Able to train and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

Perform duties as a Systems Administrator for a classified government contract
Develops computer systems specifications that address business requirements and that fit with the company's system architecture standards
Supporting multi-platform devices to include NetApp, VNX and VSAN
Installing, hardening and patching of devices and associated operating systems
Developing and documenting technical procedures
Able to partition disks, create volumes, and mount file systems to physical and virtual environments
Define and create appropriate monitoring templates and configurations and administer capacity management tools
Understand basic LDAP and DNS concepts and be able to query these services for information and troubleshoot issues in Linux and Windows domain based environments
Learn new technologies on own and work effectively independently, while still coordinating actions as required
Install and configure COTS software, and perform configuration and maintenance
Interact with and successfully utilize boards-of-approval to maintain required security controls and configuration management
Perform technical research on Information Technology topics, as requested, and produce presentations and recommendations
Coordinating actions with peer system administrators, network administrators, security teams, software teams and hardware
Lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
Work after hours and weekends as needed

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
flexible work arrangements
phenomenal learning opportunities
exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
a very friendly team environment
exceptional benefits/healthcare
a 9/80 work schedule
a great 401k matching program
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business