Requisition ID: R10161990- Category: Engineering
- Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America Aurora, Colorado, United States of America Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
- Clearance Type: SCI
- Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 25 of the Time
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector – providing tactical edge solutions that deliver a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division. This position can be based out of Fairfax, VA, Linthicum, MD or Aurora, CO.
The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for integrating development pipelines, leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks. The candidate will ensure implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code qualify, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
The requisition may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal grade based on the qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications:
Principal: Bachelors degree in STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR master’s degree with 3+ years. 9+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Sr. Principal: Bachelors degree in STEM discipline with 9+ years of relevant experience, OR master’s degree with 7+ years, or 4+ years of relevant experience with a PhD. 13+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
US Citizenship with ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance
Experience with developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab, or similar
Experience in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives
Experience communicating work products to external stakeholders
Experience with deployment automation scripting using Ansible, Helm or related products
Experience troubleshooting virtualization, automation, and deployment applications
Experience with Linux Operating Systems
Experience with bash scripting
Experience managing virtualized compute with terraform (VMWare, Proxmox, etc.)
Experience managing containers using container orchestrators like Docker, Kubernetes (K8s)
Preferred Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI, granted or re-investigated within the last 6 years or in continuous evaluation
Active security+ certification
Experience with Agile Development
Experience managing source code in Git
Knowledge of security compliance standards
Experience in multi enclave security environments
Knowledge of basic networking principles (subnets, VLANs, routing, and firewalls)
Knowledge of networking is a plus but not strictly desired
Salary Range: $102,400 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $127,000 - $199,600
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
