Principal/Sr. Principal Computer Systems Architect

CO Salary Range: USD 94,200.00 - 141,200.00 per year

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 is seeking a Computer System Architect (Principal/Sr. Principal) to join the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Program to implement and manage various development and mission environments inclusive of all associated hardware and software products. The selected candidate will work collaboratively with technical disciplines such as cybersecurity, hardware engineering, software engineering, and systems engineering to achieve successful outcomes and mission success. This position requires a background with designing, documenting, provisioning, integrating, and maintaining computer systems running Red Hat Linux. Experience with Hewlett Packard (HP) High Performance Computing (HPC) architecture and environments is a plus.
As a Computer System Architect within the DARC program you will get to:

Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators and software developers

Interact with users and evaluates vendor products

Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery

Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources

Set up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space

Support system administration functions

Provide technical assistance and support related to computer systems, hardware, and software.

Implement and manage HPE HPC clusters

Respond to queries, run diagnostic programs, isolate problems, support development of corrective action and implement corrective actions

Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management

Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and oral format

Basic Qualifications

Principal/Level 3: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience OR Master's degree and 3 years of experience OR PhD and 1 year of experience.