Sr. Pr. DevOps Engineer​/Top Secret – Space Systems​/Dulles

Requisition : R

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Dulles, Virginia, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Top Secret

• Telecommute: No
  - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: Days (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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 nation's history. 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.

We have an opening for a Dev Ops Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be in Dulles, VA. This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment so onsite work is required.

Job Responsibilities

• Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure

• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology

• Work within the Open Stack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure

• Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via Nagios or other enterprise management solutions

• Document procedures used during deployment cycles

• Experience with operational monitoring tools

• Work with the fellow Dev Ops team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across Dev Ops team and assist in troubleshooting tasks

• Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities

• Proven troubleshooting skills and willingness to take on unfamiliar challenges

• 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible

• 3+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting

• 3+ years of experience in Python

• 1+ years of experience with Open Stack management

• 3+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) preferred

• 3+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or Git Lab

• 3+ years creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 9 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 7 years; OR a PhD and 4 years. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree

• 5+ year(s) of Dev Ops or software development experience

• 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting

• U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules

Salary Range: $133,000 - $199,600

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.