Northrop Grumman (SkillBridge) - Principal/Sr. Principal Computer Systems Analyst - Windows

About the role

The Northrop Grumman – SkillBridge Program (SkillBridge) is an approved SkillBridge Program under Dept. of Defense Instruction 1322.29. It offers service members preparing for civilian careers valuable civilian work experience during their last 6 months of service, for up to 180 days.

Responsibilities

• Work on-site, full-time at our Emerado, North Dakota location.
• Support information system lifecycle activities.
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and verbal format.
• Establish and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction according to defined objectives while adhering to established policies.
• Report task statuses as required for all recurring and non-recurring efforts in written and verbal format.
• Oversee and lead the reliable operations of multi-user computer systems.
• Analyze and make recommendations to internal or external customer requirements and determine equipment and software requirements for solutions to problems.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements, to include automation, that will improve the performance of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
• Ensure compliant and reliable backup and recovery services, manage file systems and disk space, and manage virus protection on a routine basis.
• Test and oversee new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact.
• Lead the development and documentation of technical processes and procedures.
• Interact, meet, discuss, and troubleshoot issues with vendors, and evaluate vendor products, services, and suggestions.
• Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases and report security relevant statuses accordingly.
• Ensure accurate security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).
• Work across disciplines to isolate issues between software, firmware, and hardware, between software and operating systems, between networks and applications, and between one-time events and recurrent systematic problems.
• Lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• Served at least 180 days on active duty.
• Within 12 months of separation or retirement.
• Received an honorable discharge.
• Taken any service TAPS/TGPS.
• Attended or participated in an ethics brief within the last 12 months.
• Received Unit Commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) written authorization and approval to participate in SkillBridge Program prior to start of internship.

Qualifications

• For Level 3: Associate’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• For Level 4: Associate’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 12 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.

Skills

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years, or must be enrolled in the DoD Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) in order to be considered; the required security clearance must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• Security+ certification; the required certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• Experience with designing and maintaining Windows domain architectures, including but not limited to Active Directory, GPOs, Policies, and permissions in a classified environment.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments.
• Experience with networking, including subnets, routing, VLANs and VTCs; Cisco experience and/or certification.
• Experience with COMSEC management (TACLANES, HAIPE, etc.).
• Experience in the creation, maintenance, and deployment of system images in an enterprise environment.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining computer hardware in a networked environment.
• Experience working in virtualized environments, Hyper-V, Storage Spaces Direct.
• Deploy and maintain Backup solutions (e.g. Cohesity, Vertias, Veeam, etc) and SAN storage systems.
• Experience with environmental monitoring tools (e.g. HBSS, Solar Winds, Splunk).
• Experience in scripting and automation.
• Operating System cross-platform awareness (i.e. two or more: Windows, Linux, Solaris, OSX, UNIX, Redhat, etc.).
• Experience with Assessment & Authorization processes.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00

Schedule

This position requires a full-time, on-site presence at our Emerado, ND campus.