Northrop Grumman is seeking a Windows Server Administrator/Principal Windows Server Administrator to maintain and enhance Windows Systems and Infrastructure in support of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. NASIC is responsible for creating all-source intelligence defining the present and future air, air defense, cyber, space and ballistic missile threats to enable military operations, force modernization, and policy making. Successful candidates will clearly demonstrate strong technical skills to achieve high availability, security, and integrity for the operating environment. They should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders This Windows Systems Administrator will be an active part of a team of Systems, Network, and Storage Administrators who collaborate to support two production networks and a R&D environment to include Linux and Windows.
This requisition may be filled at a level 2 or level 3 based on the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications:
- Systems Administrator (level 2): Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience or a master’s degree with 0 year of relevant experience. An additional 4 years’ experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Systems Administrator (level 3): Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience or a master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years’ experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Active IAT Level II certification (such as Security X (formerly CASP+), Security+, or CISSP), or the ability to obtain one within a defined timeframe.
- Minimum of three years of IT experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager experience.
- Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Experience with scripting using tools such as PowerShell, Perl, Bash, etc.
- Experience with hardware installation and maintenance to include firmware upgrades.
- Experience in enterprise backup and restore solutions, storage area network (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS).
- HTC Condor
- Elasticsearch/Kibana
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience for level 2, or 5 years of relevant experience for level 3
- Master's degree with 0 years of relevant experience for level 2, or 3 years of relevant experience for level 3
- An additional 4 years of experience may substitute for the degree requirement
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Active IAT Level II certification, such as Security X, Security+, or CISSP, or ability to obtain one within a defined timeframe
- Minimum of three years of IT experience
- Experience with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
- Experience with Active Directory Certificate Services
- Scripting experience using PowerShell, Perl, Bash, or similar tools
- Experience installing and maintaining hardware, including firmware upgrades
- Experience with enterprise backup and restore solutions, SAN, and NAS
- Experience with HTC Condor
- Experience with Elasticsearch and Kibana
- U.S. citizenship for government clearance-related positions
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