Principal Spacecraft Operations / Site Reliability Engineer SAGE

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.

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

# COSpace

Job Description:

- Performing hardware, software and network configuration management (CM) of Development and Operational systems
- Develop and document technical procedures
- Deployment of development and operational build software releases, software patches and Level 1 software fixes
- Installation, check-out, and verification of software patches, Level 1 Applications, and
site-applied/operator-applied
parameters to both the Operational and Development SAGE systems
- Installation and integrate new software products and facilitate/perform installation and integration of customer-desired products
- Providing fi rewall (FW) and overall system security and manage external communications connections to associated systems
- Providing technical advice and guidance to operations and evolving technologies and capabilities under development

Basic Qualifications:

For Principal:
- 5 Years with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD; 9+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of experience
- Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed
- Redhat and/or other Linux Based System Administration experience(s)
- Experience leading Installations of and rack server hardware and hardware based components.
- Have Active or current Top Secret SCI clearance

For Sr Principal

- 9 Years with Bachelors; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD; 13+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of experience
- Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed
- Redhat and/or other Linux Based System Administration experience(s)
- Experience leading Installations of and rack server hardware and hardware based components.
- Have Active or current Top Secret SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

- Knowledge of SBIRS Operational Architecture
- ITW/AA Systems knowledge
- Experience with HP OpenView and Transfer

Salary: $88,000 - $132,000

Salary Range: $90,600 USD - $136,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $112,300 USD - $168,500 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.