Sentinel Staff DevOps Engineer-7784-1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 - 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, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Staff DevOps Engineer. This position can be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, 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  

WHAT YOU GET TO DO:

Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure to execute programs which support rapid saturation and deployment of capability while sustaining a stable security posture and incorporating ongoing internal stakeholder feedback.

Integrate development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.

Implement provisioning and deployment techniques via packaging, componentizing, or Cloud distribution.

Execute agile principles to efficiently execute in an environment of continuous feedback. Ensure implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Staff Engineer DevOps: 12 Years with Bachelor’s in related field of study, 10 Years with Masters, 08 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree.

• Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

• US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

• Current Security + CE or CISSP (or other DoD 8570/8140 certification) or the ability to obtain within six months of employment or transition date.

• 4 years experience with build tools (i.e., Maven, Gradle, CMake) and continuous integration environments (i.e., GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps) and repositories (i.e.Nexus, Harbor).

• 4 years experience of Microsoft Windows/Server and Red Hat Linux operating systems and development tools.

• 4 years experience with scripting languages (i.e., Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell).

• 4 years experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (i.e., Terraform, Ansible, Packer).

• 4 years of DevOps experience with container technologies and orchestration in support of building and implementing CI/CD pipelines (i.e., Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, Podman Desktop, Docker Swarm mode).

• 4 years experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git).

• 2 years experience with Jira/Confluence in an Agile environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with configuring and administering enterprise-class hardware (i.e., • Networking, Servers, Storage, Backup/Restore).

• Experience with configuring and administering private or hybrid cloud platforms (i.e., VMware VCF, Red Hat OpenShift).

•Experience with applying DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) specifications.

• Familiarity with container hardening and SBOM.

• Strong systems thinking skills.

• Proven ability to help solve problems and conflicts within teams.

• Detailed and team oriented with excellent interpersonal communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Proven ability to hold team members accountable to complete work based on approved technical architecture, on schedule and within budget.

• Experience as a Product Owner or other technical leadership position in an Agile environment.

• Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

• Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Product Owner

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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.