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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Events Lead System Administrator - Secret Clearance - **Company:** Lockheed Martin - **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $99,700.0 - $175,835.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory Federation Services, Algorithm Design, Linux, Programming Tools, Multi-Factor Authentication, VMware ESX Servers, Design of User Interfaces, Network Troubleshooting, Unix Shell, Cisco Nexus Switches, Ansible, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Git, SC Clearance, Atlassian Tools, Nutanix, Jenkins - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=460e9beedb7a47b3 ## About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate to join our team. The successful candidate will need to utilize good communication skills and good organizational skills to facilitate collaboration across the many organizations necessary to accomplish challenging missions., * Active Final SECRET clearance required for consideration * Experience with both Linux and Windows Server/Active Directory administration * Experience with system hardening using industry best practices such as Security-Enhanced (SE) Linux * Experience writing Linux shell scripts * Experience with Ansible playbook development or other competing automation solutions Desired Skills: * Experience implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) * Multi-Factor Authentication implementation like Identity, Policy Audit (IPA) or Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) * Experience working within a hyperconverged infrastructure such as VMware ESXI or Nutanix * Experience with backup and recovery technologies * Experience creating container and container orchestration solutions * An understanding of software development processes and principles. * Knowledge dev tools like Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira and Confluence * Experience with Network troubleshooting using tools such as netstat and TCP dump * Experience with C2BMC Integration * Good written and oral communication skills * Ability to adapt to changing requirements and design challenges that require novel solutions, fast-paced activities, and tight deadlines. Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. ## Description Our Team, the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) Experimental Lab (X-Lab), is responsible for developing and integrating future-capability prototypes including Sensor/Weapon Integration, Algorithm Development, User Interface Development and other critical leading-edge missile defense technologies for the Missile Defense System that currently protects the United States and its allies. The team consists of many small agile teams that work together in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The Work The Infrastructure Events Lead System Administrator's primary responsibility is to support the development and integration of a prototype lined mission suite to be introduced in a flight or ground test. This includes working with and managing a team to work each aspect of the suite buildout and verifying its ability to fully support the test. The Infrastructure Events Lead System Administrator is responsible for supporting the integration of the XLAB infrastructure during each event as well as responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the Windows/Linux environment and for backup and recovery of system data. Please Note: * This position requires a government security clearance at the Secret level; you must be a US Citizen for consideration. * This position is located at Schriever, Space Force Base 10 miles east of Colorado Springs, CO and is 100% onsite. * Occasional off-hours work will be required during event execution ## Related Videos - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) - [Stop Committing Your Secrets - GIt Hooks To The Rescue!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/573-stop-committing-your-secrets-git-hooks-to-the-rescue) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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