Linux Systems Administrator - Morrisville NC

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 Lead Linux Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in Morrisville, NC. Roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Perform as primary Lead Linux Systems Administrator for a large, classified government contract(s).
• Maintain efficient operations of the entire IT infrastructure including severs, desktop, and networking equipment.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders in written and verbal formats.
• Ensure necessary IT projects are completed independently or assigned to others as necessary.
• Obtain and analyze internal and external customer requirements and recommend equipment and software as needed.
• Implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability and security of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
• Manage backup infrastructure then provide backup and recovery services
• Manage virus protection on a routine basis as directed by policy.
• Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.
• Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions as directed by policy.
• Develop and maintain technical processes and procedures as needed.

• 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.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within current applicable information systems compliance standards.

• Experience installing and managing Redhat Linux in a server environment.
• Prior experience of installing RedHat patches in engineering environment.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining computer hardware in a networked environment.
• Experience implementing STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) on Linux systems.
• Advance Linux troubleshooting experience in an engineering environment.
• Ability to support top tier helpdesk tickets.
• Prior experience of migration on prem to cloud - AWS or Azure.
• Supporting golden image creation, deployment, and underlying infrastructure.
• Experience deploying vulnerability scanning tools and remediation.

• Currently active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and polygraph required; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
• Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance; maintaining a SAP/SAR clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• Currently valid Security+CE, CASP, CISSP, or similar DoD 8570 security certification; certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• Experience leading a technical team of IT professionals.
• Experience mentoring junior level IT professionals.
• Experience giving technical presentation to technical and non-technical attendees.
• Experience providing surge support to other programs as needed.
• Active vendor-based IT certification.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed

• Associate's degree with 11 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 7 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 13 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within current applicable information systems compliance standards.

• Experience installing and managing Redhat Linux in a server environment.
• Prior experience of installing RedHat patches in engineering environment.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining computer hardware in a networked environment.
• Experience implementing STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) on Linux systems.
• Advance Linux troubleshooting experience in an engineering environment.
• Ability to support top tier helpdesk tickets.
• Prior experience of migration on prem to cloud - AWS or Azure.
• Supporting golden image creation, deployment, and underlying infrastructure.
• Experience deploying vulnerability scanning tools and remediation.

• Currently active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and polygraph required; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
• Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance; maintaining a SAP/SAR clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• Currently valid Security+CE, CASP, CISSP, or similar DoD 8570 security certification; certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• Experience leading a technical team of IT professionals.
• Experience mentoring junior level IT professionals.
• Experience giving technical presentation to technical and non-technical attendees.
• Experience providing surge support to other programs as needed.
• Active vendor-based IT certification.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed

• Experience with VMWare implementation, migration, and maintenance.
• Experience with NetApp and/or Nutanix implementation, migration, and maintenance.
• Experience with system design and architecture.
• Experience with communicating with executive leadership.