Principal Backup and Storage System Administrator, Plano, TX ONSITE

Date Posted:

2026-05-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

Top Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Principal Backup & Storage System Administrator

Principal Specialist, Information Workplace Services – P3

Raytheon Digital Technology – Naval Programs

Plano TX – onsite position

Top Secret Clearance Required (Must be Current)

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Empowering a global business. Providing affordable solutions. Delivering competitive discriminators by unleashing deep expertise. These are just some of the many ways the Digital Technology team at Raytheon creates success for our customers. Joining our team will allow you to collaborate with Raytheon organizations to enable business growth, speed, and agility through business innovation, technical proficiency, and operational excellence.

This Principal Backup and Storage System Administrator, based in Plano, TX will collaborate with many teams to support exciting, critical programs with classified information system capabilities. Success in this role means you can develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various classified programs. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems.

What You Will Do 

• Provide IT systems administration in a heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment. 
• Linux Server management to include configuration and maintenance.
• Windows Server management fundamentals to include DNS, DHCP, AD, and server replication methods. 
• Design, build, configure, install, monitor, and support the scalable physical and virtual backup environment.
• Manage backup operations to include scheduling and monitoring jobs, troubleshooting failures, and monitoring completion and storage capacity.
• Develop and test disaster recovery plan to include data restoration, system recovery, and business continuity.
• Implement, and maintain storage systems to ensure data integrity, availability, and optimal performance.
• Perform capacity planning and performance monitoring and tuning.
• Provide advanced support on L2/L3 tickets and troubleshoot technical issues reported by users.
• Administer and optimize virtualization platforms.
• Provide technical guidance on implementation, integrations, and upgrade initiatives
• Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS).
• Develop and implement data backup and recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements and provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned.
• Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 6 months of start date.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Systems are operational 24x7 and occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours.
• Travel is required to other US Domestic locations as business needs dictate up to 10% travel.

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a University Degree