Sr Principal Network Engineer – Network DevOps Engineer SME (24-282)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 109,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job description

Requisition ID: R10172391

• Category: Information Technology

• Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: Days (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr Principal Network Engineer – Network DevOps Engineer SME (24-282) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

The candidate will serve as a Network and Enterprise Services (NES) DevOps Engineering SME responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the CI/CD Pipeline with tools like GitLab and Nexus and developing and utilizing automation tools. This role will also require understanding how to execute configuration management processes, releases, and configuration versioning for an infrastructure team.

Essential Functions:

• Apply principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provide solutions to various complex problems with imaginative and thorough solutions.

• Work without appreciable direction, and results are reviewed for desired results.

• Function as the ARTs Subject Matter Expert and lead of the CI/CD Pipeline, Automation, Software Defined Networking, and any other DevOps/NetOps related items.

• Represent the organization with program leadership and the customer on significant technical matters on contracts.

• Frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to complex technical issues associated with specific projects.

• Responsible for GitLab, assuring proper documentation, training, and reporting are completed.

• Responsible for executing configuration management utilizing existing program tools, which include documentation, training, and reporting.

• Work to improve the release processes utilized by the ART.

• Develop, deploy, and maintain a CI/CD pipeline for the NES ART.

• Create, maintain, and present KPIs and other metrics related to the CI/CD Pipeline and other configuration management areas.

• Building, training, and maintaining automation scripts that replace manual processes/configurations used by C2BMC.

• Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft Office products, especially PowerPoint and Visio.

• Detail-oriented and can follow processes.

• Experience as a DevOps Engineer.

Basic Qualifications:

• An active Secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

• 9 years' experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; 7 years' experience with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; or 13 years' experience in lieu of a degree.

• Must possess a DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA).

• Establishing and following processes throughout project life cycles to maintain consistent configuration control, developing, operating, and maintaining GitLab database and other process management tools.

• Create and maintain a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (Preferably GitLab CI/CD) and GitLab and GitLab concepts such as branching, merging, etc.

• Maintain a Hardware Configuration Management Plan, maintaining configuration item(s), change control, status accounting, and audit verification.

• Managing large data repositories of documents and folder structure.

• Ansible (Preferably Ansible Automation Platform) experience and knowledge are required.

• Containerization Binary & Artifact Management (Preferably Nexus).

• Utilizing tools such as Redhat, Ansible, Powershell, Bash, and Python to generate automated solutions to gather device metrics, configurations, and other needs.

• Working in Jira and Confluence.

• Knowledge of basic Network Engineering.

• Experience creating and updating processes and procedures.

• Developing KPIs, tracking other metrics, and creating reports.

• Experience with containers, binary & artifact management, and RHEL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current and active Top Secret clearance is highly desired.

• Experience in a DoD environment.

• Prior C2BMC experience.

• Must be able to travel to alternate work locations.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan

• Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Education Assistance

• Training and Development

• Flexible Work Arrangements

Additional Northrop Grumman Information

Salary Range: $109,900 - $164,900

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.