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IT Systems Engineer, Sr (Classified) / Secret / Onsite: Palmdale, CA

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Palmdale, CA Intern
POSTED ON 3/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2026
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)

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.



  • 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.

    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 $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.

    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 $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.

    Salary : $85,500 - $150,765

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