Sr Principal DevOps Engineer/Product Owner

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP); Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 137,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company as a Senior Principal DevOps Engineer/Product Owner. You will contribute to innovative systems that impact lives, drive your expertise in DevOps, and work in a pioneering culture that values creativity and collaboration. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and significant experience in engineering and Agile practices.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Qualifications

• BS with 8+ years, MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Agile Product Owner experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team and contribute individually in technical DevOps tasks.
• Develop and sustain optimized product lines.
• Support CI/CD pipeline development.

Skills

DevOps Engineering

CI/CD pipeline deployment

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Gitlab Pipelines

Terraform

Scripting

Education

BS in relevant field

MS in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Ansible

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a Senior Principal DevOps Engineer/Product Owner in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization.

The candidate must have relevant DevOps experience and prior Agile Product Owner experience to join a small team as their Product Owner. The candidate, based out of our Aurora, CO location, would also provide individual technical DevOps contributions.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Basic Qualifications

• BS with 8+ years of relevant experience, MS with 6+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience

• Active TS/SCI clearance at time of application

• DevOps Engineering experience including CI/CD pipeline deployment

• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab Pipelines, and Scripting

• Experience with Terraform and environment initialization

• Prior Agile experience in either a Product Owner or Scrum Master role

• Prior leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with prior Polygraph (CI or FS)

• Current and active Security+ and CISSP certifications

• Prior engineering experience within the Space Industry

• Excellent presentation, communication, technical writing, and organization skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Experience sharing knowledge via mentoring, coaching, or training others

• Experience with developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins or GitLab

• Experience with deployment automation scripting using Helm or Ansible or related products

• Experience troubleshooting virtualization, automation, and deployment applications such as Flux CD, Grafana, Athena, Prometheus, Karpenter or related products

• Experience with Linux Operating Systems Preferably RHEL 8/9

• Knowledge of basic networking principles (subnets, VLANs, routing, and firewalls)

Salary Range: $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.