Principal Intelligence System Administrator

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Intelligence System Administrator to join our growing team of diverse professionals supporting the Army National Guard (ARNG) Mission Command Training Support Program (MCTSP) at Gowen Field near Boise, Idaho.

This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and customer approval.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and maintains all Intelligence Simulations Systems for the Gowen Field Mission Training Complex (MTC-GWN)

• The employee must have comprehensive knowledge, understanding, and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts of intelligence simulation systems

• Works independently the majority of the time with general or no direction

• Must be able to develop approach to solutions and independently make decisions that do not result in serious program delays or considerable expenditure of resources

• Daily inter-organizational and outside customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects

• Operates and Maintains the Intelligence Fusion Servers for MTC-GWN

• Operates the WARSIM Intelligence Module Lower and Upper Enclaves to include the Tactical Communications Support Processor and Radiant Mercury

• Serve as the System Administrator for various computer systems

• Operates the Virtual unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and Multiple Unified Simulation Environment (MUSE) simulation systems

• Possess a working knowledge of Army Mission Command Information Systems (MCIS) and be able to integrate all intelligence warfighting function simulations with the Intelligence Fusion Server which serves as the primary interface between echelon Distributed Common Ground System – Army (DCGS-A) sub-systems, external Intelligence Fusion Server (IFS), and other Army mission command information systems

• Provide expertise in the development, execution, and assessment of tailored and dynamic simulation stimulated training scenarios and preparatory events. 

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:

  • High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 9 years of advanced technical experience in Computer Science (CS), Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity and/or Information Assurance (IA), or related discipline

  • Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, Cybersecurity and/or IA, or related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of related advanced technical experience

  • Master’s degree in CS, IT, Cybersecurity and/or IA, or related discipline with a minimum of 3 years of related advanced technical experience

• Possess a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with Special Background Investigation

• IAT Level II Certification (such as CompTIA Security+ CE)

• Experience as an IFS Field Software Engineer  

• Experience as a dedicated System Administrator

• Must be able to travel to CONUS locations as needed (up to 25% of the time)

• Must be able to work on-site at Gowen Field near Boise, Idaho

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Military Intelligence/Targeting operations at the Brigade / Division / Corps level

• Experience operating intelligence simulation systems to include WIM, MUSE, IEWTPT, and Virtual UAS

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Networking

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a dedicated System Administrator

Salary Range: $82,100.00 - $123,100.00

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