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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.
Northrop Grumman Global Operations Security is seeking a well-qualified Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in Linthicum, MD. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time, at our Linthicum, MD campus. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:- Perform primarily as a Windows Systems Administrator for a classified government contract.
- Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal or external customers, in written and verbal format.
- Maintain efficient operation of all IT infrastructure in the assigned Program area(s), including servers, clients, networking equipment, and software running on the network.
- Support multiple networks and ensure necessary IT administration tasks are completed independently as required.
- Analyze internal and external customer requirements and recommend equipment and software requirements for solutions to problems by means of automated systems.
- 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.
- Provide backup and recovery services, manage file systems and disk space, and manage virus protection on a routine basis as directed by policy.
- Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions as directed by policy.
- Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact.
- Develop, maintain, and document technical processes and procedures as needed.
- Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.
- Report project status as required for all recurring and non-recurring efforts.
- Associate's degree with 7 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- Currently active DoD Secret security clearance; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
- Experience maintaining Classified Windows Domains with effective operations and including a working knowledge of Active Directory (AD) maintenance and support, Group Policy (GPO), DNS management, DHCP, and scopes.
- Experience with Windows Server Update Service (WSUS), SCCM, or similar.
- Experience with Certificate Authority (CA) server.
- Experience s upporting license managers.
- Experience su pporting golden image deployment and underlying infrastructure.
- Experience working with vulnerability scanning tools.
- Currently valid Security+ CE, CASP, CISSP, or similar DoD 8570 security certification, or the ability to obtain required certification within 3 months of hire date; maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment.
- Experience working on a team of IT professionals.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work after hours and on weekends as needed.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in IS related field.
- Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG.
- Linux Operating System experience and/or certification for current versions.
- VMWare experience with current version.
- Knowledge of environmental monitoring tools (HBSS/Solar Winds/Splunk).
- Rudimentary Scripting experience.
- Experience with Certification & Accreditation process.
- DoD 8570 Certification in a primary OS (Windows, Linux, Cisco).
- Currently active DoD Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- The ability to obtain a Special Access Programs (SAP/SAR) level clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company, and also by program and/or customer requirements.
- Experience giving technical presentations to technical and non-technical attendees.
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