Senior Principal DevOps Engineer - TS Clearance, SCIF Onsite

Northrop Grumman

Albuquerque (NM)

On-site

USD 123,000 - 184,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a DevOps Engineer to advance cloud-native automation, OpenStack management, and IaC practices. The role begins in Albuquerque, NM, with relocation to Dulles, VA after 1–2 years. Onsite work in a SCIF environment is required, with some travel between sites.

You will join a diverse team providing real-life solutions, mentoring peers, and contributing to cutting-edge programs while adhering to security and compliance standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years of experience required; or Master’s with 6+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
  • 5+ years of DevOps or software development experience.
  • 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting.
  • U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision infrastructure.
  • Work with microservices and containers (Kubernetes) and serverless tech as applicable.
  • Work within the OpenStack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy infrastructure.
  • Ensure monitoring and health of deployed resources using Nagios or equivalent.
  • Document deployment procedures and maintenance tasks.
  • Mentor cross-training within the DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and related tools.

Skills

Terraform
Ansible
Linux
Python
OpenStack
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years experience; or Master’s with 6+ years; or PhD with 4+ years

Tools

Jenkins
GitLab
OpenStack
Terraform
Ansible
Docker
Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a DevOps Engineer to advance cloud-native automation, OpenStack management, and IaC practices. The role begins in Albuquerque, NM, with relocation to Dulles, VA after 1–2 years. Onsite work in a SCIF environment is required, with some travel between sites.

You will join a diverse team providing real-life solutions, mentoring peers, and contributing to cutting-edge programs while adhering to security and compliance standards.

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