Senior Principal Systems Administrator — Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; South Dakota; On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector seeks a Sr Principal Systems Administrator to join our team at Ellsworth AFB, SD. This role supports real-time ground systems and flight operations with on-site duties and a Secret clearance.

The position emphasizes STIG compliance, collaboration with engineers and on-site personnel, and ongoing maintenance of secure systems within a defense environment. Experience in systems administration and aviation-related operations is needed.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School diploma/GED and 12 years of relevant Systems Administration experience; or an Associate's Degree and 10 years; or a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years; or a Master's Degree and 6 years.
• Experience with STIG compliance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Willing/able to work a flexible schedule including extended shifts, holidays, weekends, on-call 24/7.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. government Secret clearance (in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation).

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time support for Ground Systems multi-user computer systems supporting flight operations and maintenance.
• Account for, control, and deploy equipment.
• Configure user, administrator, and service accounts.
• Work with partners to resolve technical and data movement issues between Ground Systems and external systems.
• Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of communications systems in military flight operations environment.
• Adherence to checklists and procedures and provide redlines when necessary.
• Work with a team to provide on-site end-user systems administration support 24 hours, 5 days a week.
• Provide systems administration support through updates, configurations, and security patches.
• Communicate complex technical issues to local support, MOBs, and REs.
• Assist with trend analysis for REs.
• Perform/support review and analysis of supplier design data and define test requirements.
• Take responsibility for testing, maintenance, and integration of communication systems equipment.
• Collaborate with system admins and onsite personnel to troubleshoot issues.

Skills

STIG compliance

Physical ability

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector seeks a Sr Principal Systems Administrator to join our team at Ellsworth AFB, SD. This role supports real-time ground systems and flight operations with on-site duties and a Secret clearance.

The position emphasizes STIG compliance, collaboration with engineers and on-site personnel, and ongoing maintenance of secure systems within a defense environment. Experience in systems administration and aviation-related operations is needed.