DevOps Engineer – Level 5

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Colorado Springs seeks a DevOps Engineer – Level 5 to join our mission critical programs onsite. You will advance cloud native deployments, automate infrastructure, and mentor the DevOps team in best practices.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and a strong background in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and modern CI/CD tools. Expect a challenging environment with complex operations and opportunities to grow.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance at time of application.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience (or higher degrees with corresponding experience).
• 8+ years of DevOps experience and 8+ years in technical leadership.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes.
• OpenStack experience and Linux scripting.
• Experience with Jira metrics reporting.

Responsibilities

• Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
• Work with microservices and distributed architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/ or serverless
• Work within the OpenStack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure
• Ensure monitoring and health of resources via Nagios or other enterprise tools
• Document procedures used during deployment cycles
• Mentor cross-train and grow technical talent within the DevOps team
• Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and best practices

Skills

DevOps

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Jira metrics reporting

OpenStack management

Python

Linux shell scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

OpenStack

Docker

GitLab/Jenkins

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

*Please be aware that this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future*

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a DevOps Engineer – Level 5, this role will sit in our Colorado Springs location. In this role, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

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 OpenStack 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 DevOps team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting tasks
• Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications (must have/required to be considered)

• Requires an active/current U.S. Government Top-Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance [TS/SCI] at time of application [US citizenship required]

Level 5: (Staff level)

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience
  • An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor’s
• Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience
• PhD with 8 years of relevant experience
• 8+ years of DevOps experience
• 8+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives
• Experience in Jira metrics reporting
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s)

Preferred Qualifications (not required, but nice to have)

• STEM degree
• Experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
• Experience in Python
• Experience with OpenStack management
• Docker containerization
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab
• Experience creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00

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.