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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 Enterprise Services is seeking a well-qualified Windows Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in Aurora, CO. Roles and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:- Perform as a Windows System Administrator for an enterprise classified network.
- Manage and maintain secure, minimally-interrupted operations of Windows servers and workstations.
- Install, harden, and patch Windows operating systems.
- Develop and document technical procedures.
- Read, modify, and create shell script and scripts in various other languages.
- Learn new technologies on own and work effectively independently, while still coordinating actions as required.
- Interact with and successfully utilize boards-of-approval to maintain required security controls and configuration management.
- Perform technical research on Information Technology topics, as requested, and produce presentations and recommendations.
- Occasional travel to customer or other Northrop Grumman sites in support of troubleshooting, testing, and deployment activities.
- Lead actions with peer systems administrators, network administrators, security teams, and software and hardware engineers.
- Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, or an Associates degree with 7 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- Current Top Secretsecurity clearancewith SCI access and a current polygraphcompleted within the last 5 years.
- Experience managing Windows Server OS.
- Experience with designing Windows domain architectures, including but not limited to Active Directory, GPOs, Policies, and permissions.
- Must have a DOD 8570 IAT Level II certification (ex: Security + CE) or the ability to obtain the required certification within 6 months of hire date.
- Master's degree with 7 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience, or an Associates degree with 11 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 13 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
- Current Top Secretsecurity clearancewith SCI access and a current polygraphcompleted within the last 5 years; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.
- Experience managing Windows Server OS.
- Experience with designing Windows domain architectures, including but not limited to Active Directory, GPOs, Policies, and permissions.
- Must have a DOD 8570 IAT Level II certification (ex: Security + CE) or the ability to obtain the required certification within 6 months of hire date.
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in IS related field.
- Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments.
- Stong Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy Management, Exchange, MS SQL, and WSUS.
- Experience with Servers and storage hardware installation and maintenance.
- Solid understanding of remediating security vulnerabilities; experience hardening Windows and Redhat systems per RMF and STIGs.
- VMware and ESXi (6.x or higher) configuration and management experience.
- Experience working Cisco switches and and basics under satding of LAN and WAN networkingwith a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
- Windows 7/10 administration experience; Windows Server 2012/2016 experience; Group Policies (GPOs) experience; Active Directory management experience.
- Solid writing skills and use of Sharepoint sites for documentation.
- DoD 8570 Certification in a primary OS (Windows, Cisco).