Linux System Administrator, Stf​/TS​/SCI​/Onsite

Job Overview

Our employees are the core of everything we do, and they are helping the future arrive. As a leading technology innovation company, our team of over 100,000 employees work with our partners around the world to bring the latest technology to our customers' toughest challenges. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin has employees based in all 50 states and more than 570 facilities that span 70 countries.

This Enterprise Operations (EO) position supports the Lockheed Martin Space division located in Denver, CO. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing support to the critical programs under the responsibility of the Space Division. This IT professional will ensure that the Lockheed Martin IT systems are managed, controlled, and compliant with the Corporate Information Protection Manuals (CIPM). This includes upgrades, operations and maintenance, hardware and software installations, and service requests (servers, workstations, containers, networking, and storage), continuity of operations (backups and verified restore capabilities).

In this position, the chosen candidate will utilize their system administration and architecture skills as primary IT support for several classified environments.

• Install/configure Linux operating systems and software applications
• Perform periodic audits of system security settings
• Install operating system security patches and firmware updates
• Create/manage security groups
• Coordinate hardware repair activities
• Schedule and monitor data backups
• Diagnose and resolve hardware/software problems/issues
• Create scripts to automate system administration tasks
• Knowledge of Dev Ops management tools (ansible, chef, puppet, git, terraform, etc.)
• Provision virtual environments using VMware

• Candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required for access to the work facility
• Must have a DoD 8572 qualified certification such as CompTIA Security+ (or be able to acquire within 60 days)
• Experience with Operating Systems life cycle management and configuration management (i.e., Installation/Upgrades, System Imaging, Account Management, Print Services, integration with Domain Services, Hardware Modernization, Performance Monitoring, etc.)
• Experience using and administrating Red Had Enterprise Linux
• Direct work experience with scripting and automation (i.e., Ansible, Python, Bash, Power Shell, etc.)
• Must have a solid understanding of Linux file permissions, and log-file troubleshooting tactics.
• Experience with vulnerability remediation and security management (i.e., system hardening, log management, configuration management (i.e., Nessus, McAfee, WSUS, SCCM, Ivanti, Shavlik, Blade Logic, Splunk, ACAS, SCAP, HBSS, etc.))

• An active TS/SCI security clearance with an active CI Poly
• Knowledge of Linux authentication with Active Directory
• Knowledge of VMware for virtualization of servers
• Knowledge of National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) Requirements
• IT related certifications (i.e., MCSE, VMWare, RHCE, CISSP, etc.)
• Knowledge of Open Stack, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Knowledge of restoration/storage services (i.e., Net App/EMC hardware, software, tape management, disaster recovery practices)
• Technical understanding of broad spectrum of IT technologies (servers, containers, storage, network, cloud)

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only.

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