Early/Mid-Career Systems Administrator - International Programs

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WHAT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DOES:

The International Programs group is responsible for both the designing/building/procurement/integration and operations & maintenance of intelligence systems for international partners. In this role, we work primarily in the Valley Forge area and members of the team deploy roughly 4 times a year for 2-3 week trips to international (non-combat) locations to perform installations and upgrades of existing systems. The travel is coordinated between all team members to ensure those willing and wanting to travel do and those who do not, can stay local.

WHAT THIS POSITION WILL DO:

This job requisition is aiming to find a candidate who will work in a multi-disciplined team environment to perform maintenance of both workstations and Windows and Linux/Unix servers--this includes but is not limited to patching, performing scan validation and remediations, hardening servers, installing and maintaining software packages and deploying new servers. An ideal candidate will be able to work in a cross-platform environment supporting Windows and Linux/Unix. Successful candidate will:

• Support integration and operations of mixed Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) and Windows environments
• Provide systems (server/application/network) administration of the development and production environments
• Perform COTS hardware/software integration, testing and verification
• Support system security activities including vulnerability management, access control and authentication, file system security, system hardening, compliance and auditing
• Support operational site in use of the deployed baseline
• Perform automation development and support activities (Python/Bash/Ansible scripting)
• Document defects in discrepancy reports and collaborating with technical team on solutions

Basic Qualifications

• Software installations, account management (Active Directory & Group Policy), virtualization, networking, hardware design, procurement and installation, systems engineering, test and verification
• Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) and Windows systems administration capabilities for configuration and management, package management and software installation, troubleshooting/performance optimization, security support tasks
• Availability to travel internationally (non-combat locations) on roughly 2-3 week deployments several times a year
  • Negotiable based on desirable candidate's willingness to travel
• Ability to script (e.g., Bash, Ansible) to automate tasks and workflows
• Ability to perform IT environment hardening/security management, including administration of Trellix
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance. (Must be a US citizen)

Desired Skills

• NetApp experience
• Cisco networking experience
• Firewall management experience
• Experience implementing and managing STIGs
• Security + or CISSP Certifications
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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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.