Sr Principal Cyber Systems Administrator - Compliance/Patching System Administrator (24-064)(BLSk)

$109,900 - $164,900/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Senior

Colorado Springs, CO

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

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-Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr Principal Cyber Systems Administrator - Compliance/Patching System Administrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, and/or the Colorado Springs, CO area. The primary responsibility of this role is to act as the main group for testing and applying patches on all main software/application systems, including workstations and servers. The successful candidate will support the system by continuously interacting with the cyber and compliance team to remediate any vulnerabilities found during automated or manual cyber scans. Given that patching can be an impacting activity, a detail-oriented individual is necessary for this position.

Responsibilities

• Monitor systems asset compliance via Tenable Security Center to coordinate a testing strategy for patching found vulnerabilities.
• Administer patching solutions, such as Tanium, WSUS, and YUM.
• Identify and work with component owners to build subset groups for patching testing prior to wide deployment of enterprise patching.
• Coordinate with system owners to patch specific products/solutions, such as server applications, user workstations, etc.
• Perform continuous vulnerability patching schedules based on cyber tool scan scoring and authorized schedules authorized by the appropriate board.
• Notify the user base of upcoming patches and any projected impacts from this patching activity, such as reboots and/or introducing new features.
• Experience with writing standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation.
• Ability to build documentation to outline a full testing strategy for functionality regression after patching workstations/servers.

Requirements

• An active Top-Secret clearance is required to start with SCI and SAP clearance eligibility.
• 9 years with a Bachelor's degree in a related field; 7 years experience with a Master's degree; and 13 years experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years experience with patching in an enterprise-level system.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with patching solutions such as WSUS, YUM, and Tanium.
• Testing patches using a systematic process to limit the impact on the user base.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements