Space Systems Principal DevOps Engineer Architect/ Sr Principal DevOps Engineer- TS/SCI w/ poly

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector is looking for you to join our team as a Principal DevOps Engineer/ Sr Principal DevOps Engineer based out of Aurora, CO.
What you'll get to do:
The ideal candidate assists in the design and development of new system capabilities, applications, and solutions for external customer's systems and networks. In particular, the candidate is responsible for maintaining and updating Ansible and Python scripted deployment workflows for the deployment of a large software baseline in test and operational environments. The candidate also tests, troubleshoots, and configuration manages these deployment workflows. The program is also on a path to migrate portions of its deployment workflow to Ansible and VMWare vRealize Orachestrator. The selected candidate will be responsible for planning, implementation, and maintenance of the deployment workflows. In addition, the ideal candidate may help maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with application developers, support teams, and systems administrators as well as work with other computer/facility support organizations. Applicant must be able to work in a team environment with the engineering users and systems administrators as well as work with other computer/facility support organizations and work well multi-tasking various related efforts. Support activities may include communicating with end users and customers on potential issues, researching complex technical problems, collecting system metrics and statistics, monitoring application performance and system logs, and supporting the deployment and installation of new software baselines.
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your package will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Additional benefits
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
    
    Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.
    Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.
    
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    This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the qualifications listed below.
    
    Qualifications:
    
    This requisition may be filled at either a Principal DevOps Engineer/ Sr Principal DevOps Engineer
    
    Basic Qualification for a Principal DevOps Engineer:
    • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; or 3 Years with Masters; or 0 Years with PhD. 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
    • Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Poly adjudicated within the last 5 years
    • Current Security+ CE Certification or ability to obtain Security+ CE Certification prior to start date (DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification; IAT Level II)
    • Hands-on experience with build automation management using Ansible and/or Chef/Puppet
    • Experience with Python and/or Javascript
    • Working knowledge of engineering and software development metrics, processes, and tools Basic Qualification for a Sr Principal DevOps Engineer:
      • Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience in systems integration activities or 7 years with Master's Degree; 4 years with a PhD
      • Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Poly adjudicated within the last 5 years
      • Current Security+ CE Certification or ability to obtain Security+ CE Certification prior to start date (DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification; IAT Level II)
      • Hands-on experience with build automation management using Ansible and/or Chef/Puppet
      • Experience with Python and/or Javascript
      • Working knowledge of engineering and software development metrics, processes, and tools Preferred Qualifications:
        • A strong understanding of build automation tools Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
          • A strong understanding of code development and scripting utilizing Python, Bash, and Javascript Experience with git version control (GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket)
            • Experience with VMWare vOrchestrator workflows and/or vRealize Orchestrator
              • Background in Linux administration, particularly RedHat, storage configuration and management, account management (LDAP), security control implementation
                • Experience with VMware vCenter Salary range for a Principal DevOps Engineer Architect: $96,600-$144,900
                  Salary range for a Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer Architect: $119,784-$179,676
                  
                  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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
                  
                  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. 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. Learn about Northrop Grumman Total Rewards and Benefits. Associated topics: sci, security clearance, security investigation, sensitive compartmented information, single scope background investigation, ssbi, top secret sci, ts sci

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