Sr. Principal Windows Systems Administrator - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman's Chief Information Office is seeking a well-qualified Lead Windows Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in the Linthicum, MD area.  The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time, at our Linthicum, MD campus. Roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Perform as a Lead Windows Systems Administrator for a large, classified government contract(s).

• Maintain efficient operations of the entire IT infrastructure including servers, desktop, and networking equipment. 

• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders in written and verbal formats. 

• Ensure necessary IT projects are completed independently or assigned to others as necessary.

• Obtain and analyze internal and external customer requirements and recommend equipment and software as needed. 

• Implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability, and security of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.

• Manage backup infrastructure then provide backup and recovery services.

• Manage virus protection on a routine basis as directed by policy.

• Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.

• Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions as directed by policy.

• Develop and maintain technical processes and procedures as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree with 11 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 7 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 13 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.

• Experience operating under and managing systems within current applicable information systems compliance standards.

Technical Abilities:

Experience maintaining Classified Windows Domains in effective operations to include advanced knowledge of the following:

• Active Directory (AD) deployment, maintenance, and support.

• Group Policy (GPO).

• DNS.

• DHCP and scopes.

• Windows Server Update Servers (WSUS), SCCM, or similar update service.

• Supporting license managers.

• Supporting golden image creation, deployment, and underlying infrastructure.

• Experience deploying vulnerability scanning tools and remediation.

Clearance and Access:

• Active DoD Secret security clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company, and also by customer and/or program requirements; maintaining a SAP/SAR clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

Non-Technical Abilities and Certifications:

• Currently valid Security+CE, CASP, CISSP, or similar DoD 8570 security certification; certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

• Experience leading a technical team of IT professionals.

• Experience mentoring junior level IT professionals.

• Experience giving technical presentation to technical and non-technical attendees.

• Experience providing surge support to other programs as needed.

• Active vendor-based IT certification.

• Ability to travel as needed.

• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.

• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with VMWare implementation, migration, and maintenance.

• Experience with NetApp and/or Nutanix implementation, migration, and maintenance.

• Experience with system design and architecture.

• Experience with communicating with executive leadership.

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