Principal System Administrator

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Are you ready to put your years of experience to work at Northrop Grumman? If so, our  Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Principal System Administrator to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

      

You will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Lifecycle Sustainment and Modernization Solutions (LSMS). LSMS provides sustainment support for the US Air Force B-1 and B-2 Bombers, E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System, and numerous other Government platforms. We have a dynamic, people-focused environment where the System Administrator will interact with engineers, users, and customers. Our diverse work environment is comprised of nearly equal parts multidisciplinary engineers and other technical experts. Team members will interact with external Government customers and civilian partners on a regular basis. As a key team member, you’ll function in a variety of specializations. 

Responsibilities:

• Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators

• Interacts with users and evaluate vendor products

• Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provide backup recovery

• Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources

• Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 5 years of Computer support experience or a A master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 3 years of computer support experience or a PhD degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline. May consider 9 years of Computer support experience with a high school degree /GED.

• Experience with troubleshooting, installing, and configuring computer-related hardware, software, and printers

• Provides technical advice, training, and troubleshooting assistance to organizational level technicians and maintenance leadership for operation and repair of the aircraft mission systems

• Conducts technical analysis of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements to product in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations

• Troubleshoots technical problems and issues, determines technical solutions in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solutions

• Assesses product needs in accordance with customer specifications

• Collaborates with other teammates and has reach-back to engineering for problem analysis and resolution

• Conducts technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives

• Acts as local on-site representative to customer’s organization

• Recommends corrective actions and resolves pr