Space Sr Principal Cyber Systems Administrator- Team Lead (Top Secret/SCI with SSBI clearance or higher REQUIRED)

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Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Cyber System Administrator to join our team. The position is onsite and based at a facility in Fairfax, VA. 

This role is for a Lead System Administrator who will provide technical solutions to difficult System Administration and hardware problems, including assisting development and maintenance of internal and operational infrastructure, on-site installations, system training support, and maintaining strong working relationships with mission partners. The right applicant will be a team player among a diverse group of employees and this opportunity will be a great learning and growing position in supporting and leading technical SA tasks, program sustainment, system training, and cyber security support.

Become a part of our enthusiastic teams where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation’s safety.

This position will need to support after-hours and weekends as needed.  The typical work schedule is flexible and can accommodate either a 9/80 schedule allowing employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off, or a standard work week consisting of 5 8-hour days making up 40-hour weeks.

Basic Qualifications

• 9 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 7 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a Ph.D.; 13 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Must have current/active DoD Top Secret/SCI with SSBI clearance or higher to be considered (**US citizenship required)

• Must be willing to submit and obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly) upon hire

• Current DOD 8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (example: Security+ CE); OR must have the ability to obtain one within 6 months of start date

• Experience with Linux server administration

• Experience with Windows server administration

• Strong communication skills

• Willingness to travel, 10%

• Agile Process

• Atlassian Suite Knowledge

• Conflict Resolution

• Decisiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in a STEM-related discipline

• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server administration in an SCI-classified environment

• Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments

• Experience hardening Linux systems in accordance with RMF and STIGs

• Experience Identity Management (Single Sign-On)

• Experience with host-based firewall implementations and configuration (Redhat “iptables”)

• Experience with: Windows (7, 10) administration; Windows Server; Group Policies (GPOs); Active Directory management

• Solid writing skills and use of Wiki pages and Sharepoint sites for documentation

• DoD 8570 Certification in a primary OS (Windows, Linux, Cisco)

• Currently valid Security+ CE, CASP, CISSP, or similar security certification

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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