Principal System Administrator, Naval Power AZ

Principal System Administrator (P3)

Raytheon Missiles & Defense Digital Technology

Naval Power Mission Areas

Tucson, AZ (On site Position)

About Us:

At Raytheon Missiles & Defense, by combining our vast resources and investments, we are able to dedicate ourselves to solving mission-level vs. product-level customer challenges – together we can anticipate more, move faster, and make a bigger impact on the big picture.

Job Summary

Principal System Administrators, internally known as Principal Analyst, infrastructure Workplace Services, collaborate with a diverse team to support fast-paced, critical programs with classified information system capabilities. Success in this role means you are able to develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various classified programs. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Provide IT systems administration in a heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and Redhat Enterprise Linux environment. 
• Understanding and knowledge of Windows Server internals or Linux fundamentals to include DNS, DHCP, AD, and server replication methods. 
• Working as a team member in a fast-paced technological environment.  Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS).
• Understanding of data RAID, data backup uses and technologies. Install and configure software applications requested by end users.  
• Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements and provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned. 
• Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 6 months of start date.
• Systems are operational 24x7 and occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours.

Qualifications You Must Have:  

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of direct system experience or a master’s degree and 3 years of directly related experience or in lieu of a bachelor’s degree 9 years of direct experience. (1 Year of experience for every 1 year of completed college credits)
• An active and in-scope Secret US security clearance. US citizenship is required as only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• 5+ years of experience with some but not limited to, the following technologies:  Active Directory, WSUS, VMware, Veeam, AWS, MySQL, Remote Desktop Gateway, and Netwrix, prior systems administration and networking administration experience, Windows or Linux administration, Windows administration, or Mac OS experience, backup, and recovery enterprise suites.
• Experience Server architectures and troubleshooting methods and be able to assist in developing solutions and documentation to a variety of technical problems 
• Travel required to other US Domestic locations as business needs dictate. Frequency at 10% on average each month.

Qualifications We Value: 

• An active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance or prior SCI/program eligibility 
• Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification and an Operating System Certification 
• Direct working experience with NISPOM, JAFAN, JSIG, DFARS and/or DoD/RMF 
• In-depth working experience in Windows Server
• Experience with data storage, NAS, and SAN technologies and solutions 
• Experience with using Information Technology project lifecycle management processes  
• Experience using VMWare vCenter, vSphere, and ESX and/or other virtual computing methods 
• Experience supporting engineers in software, simulations, and hardware development 
• Experience with Microsoft WSUS, SCCM, and/or Exchange
• High Performance Computing (HPC) experience in a Linux environment 
• Scripting Experience

What We Offer:
Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a Referral Award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles. ALL eligibility requirements must be met (see guidelines) to receive the Referral Awarding.

Location Information: This position is in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring, and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region, and recognized as one of America’s 10 Best Small Cities. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, colorful Sonoran Desert landscape and majestic saguaro cacti, Tucson is blessed with some of nature’s best work. Tucson is known for its bright blue skies, and with more than 310 sunny days per year, Tucson’s fantastic weather lets residents enjoy the outdoors year-round.)