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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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.

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Northrop Grumman’s corporate office is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Application Administrator/Analyst to support several advanced classified programs on the Melbourne, FL campus. The position will deploy, configure, and maintain a suite of Commercial and Open-Source applications.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on contract funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

_Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):_

+ Configure, deploy and administer commercial and open source software

+ Maintain strong expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products.

+ Provide best practice, recommendations and guidance to manage SSLM operations at scale

+ Ability to implement a configuration management solution

+ Scripting for DevOps processes

+ Server Configuration

+ Container deployment

+ Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or application software

+ Coordinates activities with Product Owner(s)

+ Participates in Agile development activities, in keeping with SAFe

+ Evaluates system interfaces and operational requirements.

+ Documents testing and maintenance of system corrections.

_Basic Qualifications:_

+ 9 Years of experience with bachelor's degree; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.

+ 5 or more years of experience scripting (PowerShell preferred)

+ Excellent troubleshooting skills

+ Experience designing and/or developing collaboration solutions

+ Experience designing and/or developing business process automation solutions

+ Experience with software configuration management

+ Experience working within an Agile development team

+ Experience tracking tasking via Jira and/or Agile development management platform

+ Excellent organization and communication skills

+ MCM/MECM/SCCM Experience

+ Experience deploying applications on Windows and UNIX/Linux operating systems

+ IIS/Apache application administration experience

+ Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 5 years.

+ Must be US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

+ Ability to obtain IAT Level II or above approved certification.

_Preferred Qualifications:_

+ Active Top Secret security clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

+ Related IT experience in DoD restricted area

+ Excellent upward communication skills and experience engaging with executive level leadership

+ 1-3 years of leadership experience

+ Experience leading cross-functional projects

+ Exposure to web-based software development or operations

+ Exposure to Cloud technologies

+ Experience administering the Atlassian Suite

+ Experience administering big data solution products

+ Experience providing architectural feedback to application developers to enable streamlined deployment on closed networks

+ Experience developing data governance policies and procedures

Experience with Postgres and MS SQL Server desired

Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.