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Why Lockheed Martin
At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics we value your unique skills and expertise and we aim to give back continuously by offering a wide variety of benefits and amenities to help our employees live flexible, healthy, and fulfilling lives at and outside of work. Some of our team’s favorite perks include:
- The promotion of Work Life Balance
- A competitive 401k match and bonus
- Comprehensive Benefits including Medical/Dental/Life Insurance
- Long term stability
The Challenge:
This is an operational support role to an active fighter unit; you will be responsible for the security and integrity of our systems that keep our jets flying. It takes more than steel, advanced electronics and engine thrust to make the F-35 Lightning II, the world's fifth generation fighter, take flight. It is the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) that gives F-35 Lightning II operators the ability to plan, to maintain, to plan and sustain its systems over the life of the air vehicle. ALIS provides the IT backbone and capabilities to support current and future Warfighters across the U.S. and allied military services. As critical members of the F35 Operations Team, all ALIS administrators must be able to:
- Obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance required for program access
- This is an operational support role to active fighter units. Administrators must be willing and able to travel for military deployments/detachments (ship and/or shore) for extended periods of time dependent upon operational needs.
- Capable of working various shift hours to include weekends to support customer mission requirements.
- Candidates offered a position may be required to complete a pre-employment medical exam that is designed to ensure capability to deploy with our military customer, which may be to austere environments with limited access to medical care.
A Day in the Life:
This role is in support of RAF Lakenheath that will be based in the United Kingdom. As an ALIS Administrator with our F-35 ALIS team partnering with our customer, you will wear many hats; system admin duties, data management duties, network admin duties and mission planning admin duties. ALIS Administrators are generally the first point of contact for customer inquiries, field any questions and/or concern and troubleshoot any reported problems. You will be assigned tasks in most ALIS administrative roles to further develop your skills and increase capabilities within the ALIS administrator role.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Interacting daily with users and ALIS/LM leadership
- Support pilots in Mission Planning/Debriefing and identify/resolve system shortfalls
- Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) installation and data updates
- Support, administer, and monitor associated hardware/software and pilot accounts
- Backups, restores, and disaster recovery of systems/databases/network equipment
- Installing system wide software, allocating mass storage space
- Maintaining smooth, secure operation of multi user computer systems through coordination with peers, Tier2 and engineers
- Train ALIS/Mission Planning Environment Administrator and users on the Mission Planning Environment as needed
- Laptop re-image, troubleshooting, account maintenance
- Perform COMSEC user duties and adhere to requirements
- Candidates must have a Secret security clearance with investigation within the last 6 years
- Completed DoD IAT Level II certification (Security+, CySA+, or CCNA)
- IT experience of any combination in System/Database/Network/Mission Planning Administration
- Knowledge of any of the following: Windows; SQL; Cisco products
- This is an operational support role to an active fighter unit, the selected candidate may be required to work at deployed CONUS/OCONUS locations, support rotating shifts, and work over 40 hours per week—which may include weekends—as dictated by mission requirements. The successful completion of a medical examination and/or the receipt of customer mandated vaccinations may be required for certain deployments. The ability to deploy as needed in accordance with customer requirements is an essential function of the role.
- COMSEC Experience
- Experience Troubleshooting Applications
- Experience working for or supporting the US military/Foreign Military
- Military Flight Operations & Planning Processes
- Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) experience
- Personal Computer Debrief Software (PCDS) experience
- Precision Guided Munitions Planning Software (PGMPS) experience
- Mission Planning Systems Support Representatives (SSR) experience
- Account Maintenance with Active Directory
- Disaster recovery: backups and restores of physical servers, virtual machines, databases and network equipment
- Virtual Machine Management Service (Hyper-V / VMware)
- Maintaining/upgrading system hardware and startup/shutdown of rack components
- Applying updates, anti-virus/anti-spyware updates, and patch updates
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administrator
- Importing/Exporting large data volumes
- Excellent Written and Oral communication skill
- Familiarity with Lockheed Martin products and processes, to include the JSF ALIS hardware and software
- A US DoD Top Secret Clearance
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Active Secret security clearance with an investigation completed within the last six years
- Completed DoD IAT Level II certification, such as Security+, CySA+, or CCNA
- IT experience in system, database, network, or mission planning administration
- Knowledge of Windows, SQL, or Cisco products
- Ability to deploy to CONUS or OCONUS locations as required by the customer
- Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and more than 40 hours per week as mission requirements dictate
- Successful completion of a deployment-related medical examination and any customer-mandated vaccinations, when applicable
- COMSEC experience
- Application troubleshooting experience
- Experience supporting U.S. or foreign military organizations
- Military flight operations and planning process experience
- Joint Mission Planning System experience
- Personal Computer Debrief Software experience
- Precision Guided Munitions Planning Software experience
- Mission Planning Systems Support Representative experience
- Active Directory account maintenance experience
- Disaster recovery experience involving physical servers, virtual machines, databases, and network equipment
- Hyper-V or VMware virtual machine management experience
- System hardware maintenance and rack component startup or shutdown experience
- Experience applying antivirus, antispyware, patch, and system updates
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience
- Experience importing and exporting large data volumes
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Familiarity with Lockheed Martin products and JSF ALIS hardware and software
- U.S. DoD Top Secret clearance
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout element, with a strong 401(k) program and options like an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance total compensation and long‑term financial security.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive from day one, with multiple plan options, mental health resources, and virtual care. Wellness supports such as on‑site services and preventive programs are also highlighted.
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.
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