2023 Associate Information Systems Administrator/ Information Systems Administrator – Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ

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.

We have an opening for an Associate Information Systems Administrator or Information Systems Administrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization.

This position will be filled at both of our locations Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ office.

Essence of the Role:

Each program within the Tactical Space Systems Division must have a team of technical engineers who are highly focused on meeting computing needs.  In this activity we are calling the IT Shop, we aim to provide a means through which technical solutions are provided to software and systems engineers to accelerate their product delivery because expertise on the various programs do not necessarily exist in which to design and implement hardware systems that meet the demanding needs of daily operations.  Support is typically performed from a remote terminal and most program work is well suited for this model, however, onsite access can be problematic especially when simple activities are required, like powering machines on and off, checking system and environmental temperatures, or physically placing computers.

The list of IT Shop activities and responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

• System administration of computing assets
• Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and virtual systems
• Liaison with external IT department (Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services)
• Resolve connection issues to internal networks as well as externally connected networks
• Environmental (i.e., physical plant) monitoring, troubleshooting and reporting, and basic remediation
• Work with team to implement CMMC compliance in various environments

• Serve as triage point for tickets:  analyze tickets, requests additional information, process tickets through system, assignment of tickets, confirmation with requestors prior to closure, closing of tickets
• Actions requiring physical interaction of computers, such as power cycling, installing/replacing memory, installing/replacing storage, installing/replacing peripheral cards, using appropriate tools where required

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Information Systems Administrator level or an Information Systems Administrator level.

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Information Systems:

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or related degree
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Basic Qualifications for an Information Systems :

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or related degree
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.7/4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
• Recent experience with RedHat Linux system administration (specifically RHEL 6, 7, or 8) with basic understanding of package management and basic system level commands to gather items like versions, packages in use, ports in use by processes, network interfaces, disk free space, etc.
• Recent experience with Windows system administration on the various server-level products.  Ability to manage Windows desktop systems
• Demonstrated work and understanding of virtualization.  Understanding of differences between bare metal machines, virtual machines, hypervisors
• Demonstrated work and understanding of computer networking

Dulles, VA

Associate Salary Range: $55,100.00 - $82,700.00 Salary Range: $77,100- $115,700

Gilbert, AZ

Associate Salary Range: $55,100.00 - $82,700.00 Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $99,800.00

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This position reports to Dulles, VA, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Gilbert, AZ, AZ, USA.

Salary Range: $68,100 USD - $102,100 USD

Salary Range 2: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD

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.

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/.

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 most positions.