Systems Administration, Senior Staff

1. Job Overview:

Lockheed Martin, Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the use of advanced electronics to undermine our way of life.

You will serve as the Senior System Administrator with extensive experience supporting Windows based desktops, laptops, and virtual server environments. Manage and maintain production and development virtual servers, including monthly patch compliance, software update testing and deployment, and PKI certificate lifecycle activities. Oversee the installation, packaging, testing, and rollout of customer specific applications across a large fleet of workstations. Provide comprehensive hardware and software support for distributed computing assets, ensuring regular updates, account provisioning, and individual system accountability. Administer the end to end procurement process for software and hardware, handling purchase requests, coordinating with program management, logging tasks, and maintaining full documentation in JIRA and Confluence. Operate a standalone laboratory environment, managing isolated devices, performing data migrations, installing operating systems, and preparing for future network integration—all documented in the standard knowledge bases. Maintain calendar and scheduling resources for the team, acting as the primary point of contact for shared drive access and related support issues. Conduct secure file transfer operations, ensuring that transfer appliances are kept current with security patches and compliance standards.

WHO WE ARE

Lockheed Martin, Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the use of advanced electronics to undermine our way of life.

WHY JOIN US

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We support our employees, so they can support our mission.

2. Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Senior System Administrator with extensive experience supporting Windows based desktops, laptops, and virtual server environments.
• Manage and maintain production and development virtual servers, including monthly patch compliance, software update testing and deployment, and PKI certificate lifecycle activities.
• Oversee the installation, packaging, testing, and rollout of customer specific applications across a large fleet of workstations.
• Provide comprehensive hardware and software support for distributed computing assets, ensuring regular updates, account provisioning, and individual system accountability.
• Administer the end to end procurement process for software and hardware, handling purchase requests, coordinating with program management, logging tasks, and maintaining full documentation in JIRA and Confluence.
• Operate a standalone laboratory environment, managing isolated devices, performing data migrations, installing operating systems, and preparing for future network integration—all documented in the standard knowledge bases.
• Maintain calendar and scheduling resources for the team, acting as the primary point of contact for shared drive access and related support issues.
• Conduct secure file transfer operations, ensuring that transfer appliances are kept current with security patches and compliance standards.
• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.
• Set up administrator and service accounts (may include these duties as listed).
• Maintain system documentation.
• Tune system performance.
• Install system-wide software and allocate mass storage space.
• Interact with users and evaluate vendor products.
• Make recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinate installation and provide backup recovery.
• Develop and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.

3. Required Qualifications:

• Fifteen (15) years’ experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required OR four (4) years of additional System Administrator experience on projects with similar processes may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
• Candidate must maintain an IAT level II certification, per DoD Directive 8570.01-M.
• Possess & Maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph within the last 5 years.

4. Required Skills:

• Fifteen (15) years’ experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity (as listed above).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university OR four (4) years of additional SA experience substitution (as listed above).
• IAT level II certification, per DoD Directive 8570.01-M.
• Possess & Maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph within the last 5 years.

5. Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Enterprise software packaging & rollout.
• Experience with IT procurement & documentation.

6. Experience Requirements:

• Experience Level: Experienced Professional.
• Stated experience requirement: Fifteen (15) years as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

7. Additional Job Information:

• Employment type: Full-time.
• Work mode: On-site (location provided; see locations below).
• Notice period: Not provided in source material.
• Employer-provided locations: Hanover, MD; Anne Arundel County, MD; Maryland, United States.
• Application instructions: Not provided in source material.
• Pay transparency: Full-Time Salary Range: $145,100.00 - $269,500.00 (listed on the requisition). Benefits summary and incentive program information are provided in the source but specific application steps were not provided.