IT Systems Engineer, Sr (Classified) / Secret / Onsite: Palmdale, CA
Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Palmdale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
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 our
Palmdale site. The engineer will: • Manage isolated (closed)
environments for assigned programs • Apply patches, implement DISA
STIGs, and deploy infrastructure • Perform systems administration,
optimization, and performance tuning on Linux, Windows Server,
VMware ESXi, and EMC storage platforms Required Qualifications •
Active Secret security clearance (minimum) • U.S. citizenship
(required for this facility) Apply today to help drive the future
of aerospace technology. Basic Qualifications • Active Secret
Clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance • Ability to
obtain Security Certification within 90-days of start. • U.S.
Citizenship required • 3 years administering RHEL 8 (or equivalent)
and Windows Server 2022/Windows 11 • Automation experience with
Ansible and PowerShell (scripting, config?drift remediation) •
Hands?on implementation of DISA STIGs and use of security tools
(e.g., Nessus, Trellix, Ivanti, Splunk) • Ability to lift 30 lb
(rack?mount hardware) Desired skills • Active 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) 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. * Join us at Lockheed
Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the
hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of
courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical.
Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and
save lives. Those are the missions we care about. As a leading
technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works
with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our
customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based
in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with
business locations in many nations and territories. 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
Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be
performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. 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. Security Clearance
Information This position requires a government security clearance,
you must be a US Citizen for consideration. 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 $85,500 - $150,765. 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. Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in most major
metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is
$98,300 - $170,315. 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.
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