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Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3 (Systems Admin/Lab Manager) - AHT
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Colorado-Boulder
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU), Advanced Programs group has an exciting career opportunity for a Software Engineer – Level 2 or 3 (Systems Admin/Lab Manager) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. We are a smaller team of ~15 people working on cutting edge distributed missile tracking capabilities - Join our high performing software team and come make history with us! The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO. Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver. Position Overview: The selected Software Engineer – Level 2 or 3 (Systems Admin/Lab Manager) will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the IT infrastructure while maintaining compliance with security policies and regulations. Develop security plans for specific networks and managing the auditing of the equipment on those networks. Maintaining software & hardware compliance to the latest requirements including logging, ant-virus and patching activities. Essential Functions: • Managing a lab of hardware and software • Drive the processes required to get software and hardware into different levels of secure environments through the boarding process to closure • Operating System Account Management • Virtual Lab Management (vLab vDC Management) • Monitoring and Reviewing Systems • Firmware Upgrades and Cybersecurity awareness • Working in Linux/Red Hat 9 environments • Liaison between supply chain, facilities, and security to bring in new hardware and software that is compliant to all policies The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer – Level 2 or a Principal Software Engineer – Level 3. Basic Qualifications: • Software Engineer – Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 0-2 years of experience. • Principal Software Engineer – Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a PhD. • Applicants must have an active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application and is required to start; with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. • A current acti