Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company at the forefront of technological advancements as a Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer. This role involves planning and evolving processes to support rapid capability maturation and deployment. You will integrate development pipelines using automation and ensure the implementation of Software Configuration Management for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery. With opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives, you'll thrive in a culture of intellectual curiosity and cognitive diversity. If you're ready to make history and tackle the impossible, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Company paid holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Comprehensive technical expertise in DevSecOps toolkits.
• Ability to express technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure.
• Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation.
• Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management.

Skills

DevSecOps toolkits

Ansible

Jenkins

Jira

Terraform

Git/Version Control Software

API Security

Container Security

AWS Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Ph.D.

Tools

Git

Terraform

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer page is loaded

Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer

Apply locations: United States-Colorado-Aurora

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago

Job requisition id: R10190454

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
2. Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.
3. Define and implement the build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for the program.
4. Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
5. Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-to-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework.
6. Build and configure delivery environments supporting CD/CI tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
7. Create scripts and/or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
8. Work closely with development teams to create an automated continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) system.
9. Work together with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
10. Monitor and support all installed systems and infrastructure.
11. Develop custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower human intervention time on tasks.
12. Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
13. Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
14. Oversee the company’s security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
15. Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.

This position can be filled at either a level 3 or 4 based on qualifications as defined below as well as the interview assessment.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal (Level 3)

• Candidate must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application AND must be willing to submit and successfully pass a polygraph
• Willing and able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of software development experience; 3 years with a Master's; 0 years with a Ph.D.; 9+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Comprehensive technical expertise in DevSecOps toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and AWS Cloud architecture, security, and management

Sr. Principal (Level 4)

• Candidate must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application AND must be willing to submit and successfully pass a polygraph
• Willing and able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days
• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of software development experience; 7 years with a Master's; 4 years with a Ph.D.; 13+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Comprehensive technical expertise in DevSecOps toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and AWS Cloud architecture, security, and management

Preferred Qualifications:

• CISM, CISSP or other Security Certifications (Required in first 60 days)
• Favorably adjudicated CI Polygraph
• Experience creating, developing, and implementing solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements.
• Identify the needs for build automation, designing, and implementing CICD solutions.
• Build or maintain CICD building blocks and shared libraries proactively for app and development teams to enable quicker build and deployment.

Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00

Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.