Mission Planning System Administrator Lead (Level 5)

Job Description

We are Lockheed Martin

The 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 defects

This 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 You
Our 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 & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

This position is located at a facility that requires special program access.

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 required

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-viranti-spyware updates, and patch updates

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

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.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $128,400 - $226,435. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $147,700 - $255,990. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.