RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

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.

Our growing team is seeking a LINUX System Administrator to support our Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and SBIRS Program at the Mission Control Station on Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.  LINUX System Administrators are technical professionals who specialize in maintaining and developing LINUX system architecture.  You will be required to maintain multiple computer operating systems, COTS software products, and perform routine software maintenance tasks as assigned by the System Administrator (SA) Team Lead. 

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring system processes, searching log files for errors and correcting system performance issues, backing up and restoring files, patching software and operating systems, writing and troubleshooting simple shell scripts, optimizing software and system configurations, documenting problems, maintaining software licenses, and assisting with software updates, system upgrades, and capacity planning. 

• Conduct OJT and informal training on basic information system design, data flow, and operations. 

This position may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This position may be filled as an Associate LINUX Systems Administrator or a LINUX Systems Administrator.

Basic Qualifications for an Associate LINUX Systems Administrator:

• Active Top Secret clearance required to start

• 0 Years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree

• As this position involves work in a customer owned facility, the ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, and maintain professionalism, especially during stressful situations. 

• This is a day-staff position that may require infrequent after-hour and rotational on-call duties as assigned by the SA Team Lead due to the nature of maintaining 24/7 information systems.

• Knowledge of basic operations and maintenance concepts for various LINUX operating systems is required. 

Basic Qualifications for a LINUX Systems Administrator:

• Active Top Secret clearance required to start

• 2 Years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years with a Master's degree

• As this position involves work in a customer owned facility, the ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, and maintain professionalism, especially during stressful situations. 

• This is a day-staff position that may require infrequent after-hour and rotational on-call duties as assigned by the SA Team Lead due to the nature of maintaining 24/7 information systems.

• Knowledge of basic operations and maintenance concepts for various LINUX operating systems is required. 

Salary Range: $75,700.00 - $113,500.00Salary Range 2: $91,600.00 - $137,400.00

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.

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.