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Ground Systems Computer Infrastructure Lead
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
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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 System s is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to act as the computer infrastructure lead within a program developing and fielding a new ground-based radar performing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions. As the computer infrastructure lead, you will be a key member of the senior technical team and be responsible for the computer system architecture of multiple High-Performance Computing environments supporting mission execution, software development, and long-term sustainment of the radar system. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge of computer systems and be able to collaboratively apply systems engineering principles to successfully define and document the computer system architecture for the program. Job Duties Include: • Collaboratively lead a team to define and document the programs computer system architecture • Determine systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security • Coordinates the design of compute subsystems and integration of the total system • Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies • Develop and recommend corrective actions • Interface and collaboration with system administrators, computer system architects, database managers, software developers, and cybersecurity professionals to achieve objectives Basic Qualifications: • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope. • 12 years with a Bachelors in Science, 10 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 8 years with the PHD • Experience with requirements decomposition and derivation of computer system hardware component level specifications • Experience with configuring and provisioning RedHat Linux • Experience with HPE High-Performance Computing platforms • Experience with GPGPU Multi-Node parallel processing IT environments • Familiar with computer virtualization and SW containerization • VMware product experience (i.e., vCenter, vSphere, NSX, Tanzu, Avi Load Balancer) • Experience with network design, configuration, and management • Familiar with a broad set of commercial hardware system components (i.e., servers, switches, routers, network-attached storage) • Familiar with cybersecurity requirements • Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence) • Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles • Ability to travel up to 10% domestically Preferred Qualifications: • Technical Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering • RedHat Certified (System Admin or Engineer) • CompTIA Security + Certification • CompTIA Network + Certification • VMware Data Center Certification • VMware Network Virtualization Certification • Track record of