Administrator is support of DAF CLOUDworks (AHT)
Requisition ID: R10175180
- Category: Information Technology
- Location: Rome, New York, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking an Administrator to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Rome, NY. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams. These teams span all different areas of cloud engineering including information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. You will be an active part of one of these teams providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment. Successful candidates should:
- Have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Be able to follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
- Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers
Basic Qualifications for an Administrator
- A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:
- One of the following:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) related field with 2+ years of experience
- A Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) related field with 0+ years of experience
- An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date.
- Proficiency with Linux
- Knowledge of Cloud-based technologies, such as AWS
- Experience utilizing security management tools (i.e. ACAS)
- Experience with administering to cloud-based networks (i.e. WAF)
- Experience/Expertise administering to Linux or Windows Operating Systems
- Familiarity with scripting languages (i.e. Bash, PowerShell)
- Knowledgeable in package management for OS (i.e. yum)
- Experience working on team that adheres to Agile methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to operate in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
- CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
- Fundamental cloud certifications such as:
- AWS Platform (>= Cloud Practitioner)
- Azure Platform (>= Azure Fundamentals)
- Experience working with systems that are operationally available to DoD end users
- Familiarity with leveraging git and GitHub/GitLab for code management
- Familiarity of Containerization & Orchestration (i.e. Docker)
- Familiarity utilizing configuration management tools (i.e. Ansible)
- Knowledge of database administration (SQL & NoSQL)
- Cloud managed database
- Amazon RDS, Azure SQL
- Containerized database management
- Cloud managed database
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.