Basic Qualifications

• Ability and willingness to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Ability to obtain Security+ Certification (or equivalent) within 90-days of start.
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience with DoD Cloud environments (Azure, AWS) and compliance framework
• 3 + years administering RHEL 8 (or equivalent) and Windows Server 2022/Windows 11
• Automation experience with Ansible and PowerShell (scripting, config‑drift remediation)
• Ability to lift 30 lb (rack‑mount hardware)
  

Job Description
Lockheed Martin is a leading technology‑innovation company with > 100,000 employees, partners worldwide, and 570+ facilities spanning 70 countries. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, we operate in all 50 states.
Position Overview
We Are Looking For An IT Systems Engineer Sr To Join The Team At Either Our Palmdale Or Ft Worth Sites. The Engineer Will

• Manage isolated (closed) environments (including DoD cloud) for assigned programs
• Apply patches, manage compliance and deploy infrastructure
• Perform systems administration, modernization, optimization, and performance tuning on Linux, Windows Server, VMware ESXi, and EMC storage platforms
  

Required Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
• U.S. citizenship (required for this facility)
  

Apply today to help drive the future of aerospace technology.
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Desired Skills

• Hands‑on implementation of DISA STIGs and use of security tools (e.g., Nessus, Trellix, Ivanti, Splunk)
• Active Secret or Top‑Secret/SCI clearance
• Advanced certifications: RHCSA/RHCE, Azure AZ‑800, AWS SysOps, VMware VCP (or similar)
• Virtualization experience: VMware vSphere/vCenter, Horizon, vSAN/VxRail
• Enterprise storage administration (NetApp/EMC) and disaster‑recovery procedures
• Container/Kubernetes knowledge and GitOps practices (Docker, Helm, Argo CD/Flux)
• Monitoring/observability platforms (Dynatrace, Nagios, Prometheus‑Grafana, Splunk)
• Possess DoD 8570 IAT Level II or III certification (i.e. Security+, CASP, CISSP)
  

Other Important Information
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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