System Administrator Lead - Mission Planning - Level 5

Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science Discipline Ability to obtain and retain DoD IAT Level II certification (Security+, CySA+, or CCNA) within 60 days of hire IT experience of any combination in system/database/network/mission planning- administration Eligibility to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance - U.S. Citizenship is requiredJob DescriptionWe are Lockheed MartinResponsibilitiesThe F-35 Mission Planning Test & Evaluation Administrator Lead's primary role will be to support flight test activities at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station on the F-35B and F-35C aircraft as part of the Air Vehicle Mission Planning Environment (MPE) team. This team is responsible for the F-35 mission planning systems and processes to include, but not limited to: Deploying mission plans for communications/datalinks, sensor configurations and weapon system planning Coordinating with Mission Systems and Weapon Integration teams and pilots to deploy and evaluate new capabilities Responsible for both ground and airborne COMSEC configurations Coordinating aircraft configuration with Test Operations, Flight Operations, and Aircraft Maintenance teams MPE and MVDL hardware and network deployment and administration MPE and MVDL software installation of the latest developmental releases, maintaining user accounts, and supporting system audits Supporting MPE, MVDL, and other MS related support equipment related maintenance and troubleshooting efforts Communicate system discoveries to leadership effectively and formally document and report system defectsThis position will require maintaining a DoD IAT Level II certification (i.e. CompTIA Security+).A level 5 employee Generally has 8+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.What’s In It For YouOur employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy: Medical Dental 401k Paid time off Work/life balance Career development Mentorship opportunities Rewards & recognitionLearn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special program access.Desired Skills F-35 Mission Planning Environment (MPE) experience or Military Flight Operations & Planning Processes F-35 Multi-Ship Virtual Development Lab (MVDL) experience COMSEC Experience Experience Troubleshooting Applications Account Maintenance with Active Directory/Oracle/CRM Disaster recovery: backups and restores of physical servers, virtual machines, databases and network equipment Virtual Machine Management Service (Hyper-V / VMware) Maintaining/upgrading system hardware and startup/shutdown of rack components Applying updates, anti-virus/anti-spyware updates, and patch updatesOther Important InformationBy 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 remotelyOnsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.