Ground Systems Computer Infrastructure Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to lead the computer infrastructure on a ground-based radar program for Space Domain Awareness. You will define the computer system architecture across multiple HPC environments supporting development, testing, and long-term sustainment of the radar system.

Ideal candidates bring strong systems engineering, virtualization, and cybersecurity experience, with an active U.S.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Extensive experience with computer system architecture and requirements decomposition.
• Experience configuring Red Hat Linux and HPC platforms.
• Familiarity with virtualization and SW containerization.
• Knowledge of networking, security, and MBSE practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to define and document computer system architecture.
• Specify hardware/software interfaces and security parameters.
• Design compute subsystems and integrate the total system.
• Identify and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Collaborate with admins, architects, DB managers, developers and cybersecurity staff.

Skills

Security clearance

Requirements decomposition

Red Hat Linux

HPC platforms

GPGPU multi-node

Virtualization & containers

VMware

Networking

MBSE

JIRA/Confluence

Travel (10%)

Education

Bachelor's in Science

Master's in Science

PhD

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to act as the computer infrastructure lead within a program developing and fielding a new ground-based radar performing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions. As the computer infrastructure lead, you will be a key member of the senior technical team and be responsible for the computer system architecture of multiple High-Performance Computing environments supporting mission execution, software development, and long-term sustainment of the radar system. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge of computer systems and be able to collaboratively apply systems engineering principles to successfully define and document the computer system architecture for the program.

Job Duties Include:

• Collaboratively lead a team to define and document the programs computer system architecture
• Determine systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security
• Coordinates the design of compute subsystems and integration of the total system
• Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies
• Develop and recommend corrective actions
• Interface and collaboration with system administrators, computer system architects, database managers, software developers, and cybersecurity professionals to achieve objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• 12 years with a Bachelors in Science, 10 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 8 years with the PHD
• Experience with requirements decomposition and derivation of computer system hardware component level specifications
• Experience with configuring and provisioning RedHat Linux
• Experience with HPE High-Performance Computing platforms
• Experience with GPGPU Multi-Node parallel processing IT environments
• Familiar with computer virtualization and SW containerization
• VMware product experience (i.e., vCenter, vSphere, NSX, Tanzu, Avi Load Balancer)
• Experience with network design, configuration, and management
• Familiar with a broad set of commercial hardware system components (i.e., servers, switches, routers, network-attached storage)
• Familiar with cybersecurity requirements
• Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• RedHat Certified (System Admin or Engineer)
• CompTIA Security + Certification
• CompTIA Network + Certification
• VMware Data Center Certification
• VMware Network Virtualization Certification
• Track record of collaborating with SW discipline leads to achieve success
• Experience working within CAMEO
• Experience with Engineering Drawings and Electronic Bill of Materials that drive procurement demands

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.