Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
Systems Administrator (Level 2 OR 3)
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $114K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a System Administrator (Level 2 OR 3) for their Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Program. The role involves managing development and mission environments, collaborating with various technical disciplines, and providing support for computer systems, hardware, and software.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform as a Linux System Administrator for an enterprise classified network
Provide technical assistance and support related to computer systems, hardware, and software
Implement and manage HPE HPC clusters
Respond to queries, run diagnostic programs, isolate problems, support development of corrective action and implement corrective actions
Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management
Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and oral format
Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions and security access lists
Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact
Qualification
Required
Level 2: Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience OR Master's degree and 0 years of experience; 6 years of total experience may be considered in lieu of completed degree
Level 3: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience OR Master's degree and 3 years of experience; 9 years of total experience may be considered in lieu of completed degree
Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application
Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions and security access lists
Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact
IAT Level II certification (ex. Security+ CE) or greater
Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux 8/9 OS
Experience with Ansible
Experience with Red Hat Identity Manager (IDM)
Experience with Red hat Satellite Server configuration and usage
Ability to travel 25% (CONUS or OCONUS)
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with ability to gain SCI
Experience with Hewlett Package Enterprise High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster management solutions such as HPE CM
Experience with various MPI implementations, IntelMPI, OpenMPI, MPICH
Experience with InfiniBand networks and the InfiniBand protocol
Experience with Nvidia CUDA libraries and GPUs
Experience with job schedulers, such as Slurm or PBS
Experience with global and parallel file systems, such as GPFS
Experience with Data Diode/CDS security solutions
Experience with Agile Methodologies and use of Atlassian tools (i.e. Jira, Confluence)
Experience with Cameo or similar MBSE tools
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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