Space IT Systems Engineer — Agile & Secure

Lockheed Martin; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

PTO & Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space seeks a Systems Engineer-IT to join an Agile IT Infrastructure team within the Charlie Program Area. You will contribute to Windows or Linux system administration, patching, and automation, ensuring high availability for development and operations in a security-focused environment.

The role requires a US citizenship, a cleared posture, and active IT security credentials, with opportunities to grow in a mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in science/technology related programs or equivalent experience.
• Active DoD 8570 certificate (Security+, etc.).
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 3+ years of IT administration experience.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux Server administration.
• Experience with IT system security hardening.
• Experience with Cyber Security concepts and tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy.

Responsibilities

• Have access to growth opportunities where you can make a difference to a very important mission.
• Join one of the Charlie portfolio's Agile Systems Admin teams.
• Be involved in Windows or Linux system administration
• Using scripts to automate server administration and deployment
• Complete system patching
• Support user interactions
• Design new capabilities
• Maintain networks and data storage to ensure maximum up-time for development and operations
• Demonstrate your great work ethic, communication skills, creativity and problem-solving skills to make a lasting difference.

Skills

Occasional travel

RHEL 9 / Windows 11 / Server 2022

Hypervisors: OpenStack / Hyper-V / VMW

Scripting: Bash / PowerShell / Python

Automation with Ansible / Terraform

Ownership & problem solving

System architecture & design

AI prompting proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

RedHat OpenStack

Hyper-V

VMware

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

Windows Server

Active Directory / Group Policy

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space seeks a Systems Engineer-IT to join an Agile IT Infrastructure team within the Charlie Program Area. You will contribute to Windows or Linux system administration, patching, and automation, ensuring high availability for development and operations in a security-focused environment.

The role requires a US citizenship, a cleared posture, and active IT security credentials, with opportunities to grow in a mission-critical setting.