Sentinel Sr Principal DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); Presencial; USD 123 000 - 184 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Resumo da oferta

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer to automate provisioning and management across VMware and physical environments in Roy, Utah. You will drive IaC, patching, and security hardening across Linux and Windows, with Horizon VDI and IIS administration, while maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with teams to ensure reliable, scalable infrastructures, leveraging Kubernetes, Terraform, VMware, and PostgreSQL expertise in a DoD-cleared environment.

Qualificações

• US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain
• 4+ years with Microsoft/Linux Red Hat OS
• 4+ years scripting (Python, Bash, YAML, PERL)
• 2+ years with IIS and PostgreSQL administration
• 2+ years Jira/Confluence in Agile
• IAT Level II or ability to obtain within 6 months

Responsabilidades

• Design infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Develop automation scripts, workflows and playbooks
• Maintain patching, compliance and reporting frameworks
• Administer RHEL and Windows Server environments
• Manage VMware vSphere infrastructure (ESXi, clusters)
• Provision and manage VDI with Horizon
• Administer and automate IIS web servers
• Support PostgreSQL databases (backup/restore)
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines for deployments
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues
• Collaborate to identify automation opportunities
• Document configurations and processes
• Promote unified automation solutions
• Communicate progress to stakeholders

Conhecimentos

US Citizenship

DoD Secret clearance

IAT Level II

Scripting

Jira/Confluence

Cybersecurity knowledge

Cloud/CI-CD

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Ferramentas

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

VMware

Terraform

vCenter/vSphere

OpenShift

Docker

IIS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim 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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer. This role will focus on automating the provisioning and management of servers, storage, and networking across VMware and physical environments, improving efficiency, scalability, and reliability for development and production environments and will be located in Roy, Utah.

What You'll Get To Do:

As an DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Design and develop infrastructure as code (IaC)

• Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, automation, and backup integration

• Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks

• Administer and automate Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments including OS deployment, configuration hardening, lifecycle management and patching

• Manage and automate VMware vSphere based infrastructure including ESXi hosts, clusters, resource pools, templates, and virtual networking/storage objects

• Provision, automate, and manage Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments using Omnissa Horizon including golden image creation, pool configuration and desktop lifecycle maintenance

• Administer and automate Microsoft IIS web servers, including configuration, deployment, security hardening, and integration

• Support and maintain PostgreSQL databases, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and backup/restore in support of application and infrastructure services

• Maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless infrastructure deployments

• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance to ensure reliability and scalability

• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues efficiently

• Collaborate with other teams to identify automation opportunities, troubleshoot issues, integrate infrastructure solutions and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the systems

• Document Processes and configurations for clarity and maintainability

• Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions

• Communicate progress, problems and best practices to management, leads and teammates

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer: 08 Years with Bachelor’s in related field of study, 06 Years with Masters, 04 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree

• US Citizenship with Active or Interim DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) within a timeframe to meet business needs

• 4 years experience of Microsoft and Linux Red Hat operating system

• 4 years experience with scripting languages (i.e. PERL, Python, Bash, YAML)

• 2 years experience with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), including site configuration, SSL/TLS, and administration

• 2 years experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational database platforms, including basic administration, backup/restore, and performance troubleshooting

• Working knowledge of Cybersecurity technologies, NIST standards, and RMF governance

• 2 years experience with Jira/Confluence in an Agile environment

• IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security + CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field of study

• Experience with automation/configuration management

• Experience with source code configuration management tools

• Experience with Kubernetes implementation and Day 2 Operations in a CI/CD Pipeline

• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation, Terraform, vCenter, vSphere, or similar Virtual Provisioning

• Experience with container technologies (i.e. Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)

• Proficient with DOORS, Cameo with the ability to write and decompose system and software requirements

• SAP access

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues

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Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.

Job Category: Engineering