Systems Administrator
Arlington, VA

Job Description

Job Description

The Advanced Concepts Lab (ACL) at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) is seeking an IT Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator with a demonstrated ability to independently develop solutions to systems administration challenges in heterogeneous computing environments. The selected candidate will serve as the system and network administrator for multiple program and internal R&D systems that support the research and development activities carried out by ACL's engineers and scientists. These systems collectively comprise 75+ servers and associated network devices, workstations, and application-specific hardware. ACL's systems generally include Windows, Linux, macOS, and VMware vSphere/ESXi machines running COTS, FOSS, and homegrown applications. ACL's systems rely heavily on Python to automate processes.

Selected candidate will also be eligible for participation in a Lockheed Martin Incentive Plan.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

* Selection, installation, configuration, and integration of hardware and software in support of program requirements and as directed by technical leadership.
* Documenting and/or automating systems administration procedures, and assisting the engineering and test teams with automating test activities.
* Identifying and implementing industry best practices for systems administration.
* Developing solutions to system security needs that meet customer security requirements without negatively affecting program performance, or if security requirements cannot be met, developing technical and/or procedural mitigations to minimize residual risk due to the unmet security requirements.
* Part-time administration of ACL information systems, to include monitoring for hardware and software failures, troubleshooting, Microsoft patch management, and anti-virus definition updates.
* Inventorying government furnished equipment incorporated into information systems.

Basic Qualifications

* In-depth systems administration experience with Windows (including Active Directory) or Linux (or both, preferred)
* Demonstrated track record of successfully designing/installing new systems or adding significant new functionality to existing systems
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Current final Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI access; applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information