Principal Cloud Engineer, TS/SCI, 24/7 On-Call

Northrop Grumman; City of Rome (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities (10% of the time)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer to support DAF CLOUDworks at the AFRL in Rome, NY. The role spans cloud engineering, security, and infrastructure, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on enhancing capabilities for defense programs.

Ideal candidates have TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8570.01 IAT II readiness within 60 days, and strong experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret with TS/SCI clearance or recently debriefed.
• IAT Level II certification (DoD 8570.01) within 60 days of start date.
• Experience with infrastructure components, networking, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts.
• Strong cloud-based technology knowledge across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Infrastructure as Code, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance DAF CLOUDworks capabilities at AFRL in Rome, NY.
• Provide technical support to customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across cloud engineering for security, infra, and migration.
• Support 24x7 on-call and participate in deployment life cycles.
• Adapt offerings to new requirements and improve efficiency.

Skills

Effective communicator

Problem solving

Agile development

24x7 on-call support

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Docker & Kubernetes

Networking

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell)

Jira/Confluence (Atlassian tools)

Education

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years experience

Master's degree with 3+ years experience

High school diploma with 9+ years experience

High school diploma with 12+ years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer to support DAF CLOUDworks at the AFRL in Rome, NY. The role spans cloud engineering, security, and infrastructure, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on enhancing capabilities for defense programs.

Ideal candidates have TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8570.01 IAT II readiness within 60 days, and strong experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile practices.