RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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.
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Cloud Systems Administrator / Principal Cloud Systems Administrator. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.
What You’ll Get To Do:
- This role is with the Digital Ecosystem Segment and focuses on developing automation for cloud deployments, assisting with migration efforts from on-prem systems to the cloud, and providing operational cloud support to the Sentinel program.
- Create custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
- Automate compliance and security checks where possible using custom scripts
- Perform server administration tasks (ex: user/group, security permissions, group policies); research event-log warnings and errors; and monitor resources to ensure that systems architecture components work together seamlessly
- Gather and analyze metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding.
- Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Job Qualifications:
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- Cloud Systems Administrator: 2 Years with Bachelors in relevant field of study; 1 year with Masters or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
- Principal Cloud Systems Administrator: 5 Years with Bachelors in relevant field of study; 3 Years with Masters; 0 years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
- U.S. Citizen and ability to obtain Active DoD Secret and Special Program Access (SAP).
- 1+ yrs experience with AWS, IAM, Information Security, Automation, and Cloud Infrastructure Management
- 1+ yrs experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing, and managing container-based applications
- 1+ yrs proficiency in scripting for automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash) and experience with IaC tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM)
- 1+ yrs experience with Linux Operating Systems including RHEL 8
- 1+ yrs experience with Windows enterprise architecture to include Active Directory, DHCP, GPOs, DNS, and LDAP.
- Active IAT Level II certification to satisfy DoD 8570 directive
Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
- Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
- Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation, Terraform, vCenter, vSphere, or similar Virtual Provisioning.
- Knowledge of with Automation/Configuration Management with Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible
- Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git).
- Experience with Vault and Keycloak.
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Salary Range: $77,200.00 – $115,800.00Salary Range 2: $95,300.00 – $142,900.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
