Senior Principal Ops Support Engineer - SCI/Poly Onsite

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Aurora, CO is seeking a Sr. Principal Operations Support Engineer to design and sustain mission-critical systems. This 100% onsite role requires a TS/SCI clearance and offers growth in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

The position emphasizes development of CONOPs, data trending, automation scripts, and cross-site collaboration. A STEM degree with extensive experience and an active clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years of experience OR Master’s with 6 years OR PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph at time of application.
• Prior operations and/or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with Linx OS and Linux scripting tools.
• Scripting languages: Perl, Python, or MATLAB.
• Willingness to work a non-traditional schedule including 12-hour shifts and weekends.
• Experience in a geographically diverse team and matrix organization.
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Confluence, JIRA).

Responsibilities

• Development of products and CONOPs for 24x7 operation of a mission-critical system.
• Trending of operational data and simulation of products and CONOPs before transition to operations.
• Returning systems to an operational state while maximizing mission availability.
• Review or develop SOPs for real-time execution on the operational system.
• Developing scripts and products to automate the operations of complex systems.
• Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Active clearance

Linx OS

Linux scripting

Perl/Python/MATLAB

Atlassian tools (Confluence/JIRA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Aurora, CO is seeking a Sr. Principal Operations Support Engineer to design and sustain mission-critical systems. This 100% onsite role requires a TS/SCI clearance and offers growth in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

The position emphasizes development of CONOPs, data trending, automation scripts, and cross-site collaboration. A STEM degree with extensive experience and an active clearance are essential.