Principal Lab Operations Cyber Systems Engineer

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Lab Operations Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.

The selected candidate will maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators. The selected candidate will interact with users, evaluate vendor products, and make recommendations to purchase hardware and software along with coordinating installation and providing backup recovery. This individual will also develop and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources. Ancillary duties for the selected candidate may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.

Training will occur on first shift; however, the selected candidate may be placed on second shift or weekend shift, where additional compensation applies to those alternate shifts. The position will be based at Palmdale, CA and will require travel to Edwards AFB, CA to support program work.

Key Responsibilities

• Support operation and maintenance of Network/Security Operations Center (NOC/SOC)

• Maintain availability of Test Station and Software Development Environment

• Ensure systems adhere to program configuration and data management plans

• Ensure Lab Operations Policy and Procedures as being executed and updated

• Establish strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and support certification and accreditation of systems

• Periodically conduct a complete review of system audits and monitor corrective actions

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)

• Minimum of 5 years of Cyber and/or System Administration experience or of 3 years with a Masters or 0 years with a PhD

• Current DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification, such as Security+ CE

• Current DoD Secret security clearance

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Systems Administration experience, to include Windows, Linux, and VM environments

• Cybersecurity/Information Assurance experience

• Understanding of enterprise-level computing platforms involving virtualization, distribution and high availability

• Experience implementing storage allocation, reclamation, replication and migration

• Experience operating and configuring security relevant tools such as Splunk and Nessus

Salary Range: $118,000 - $177,000

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.

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