Staff Engineer DevOps #18893

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, Utah is seeking a Staff Dev Ops Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves designing system architecture and developing software in a dynamic environment. Candidates must have extensive experience in DevOps tooling and scripting languages.

This position offers a salary range between $152,900 and $229,300, reflecting the experience and skill level of prospective employees within an innovative company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years relevant experience; or a master's with 10 years; PhD with 8 years; or additional years in lieu of degree.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience in build tools and CI environments in Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design and define system architecture for software products.
• Develop software in an agile development environment.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers to develop automated tools.

Skills

Build tools

Continuous integration environments

Scripting languages (PERL, Python, Bash, YAML)

Container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)

Microsoft and Linux Red Hat operating systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Ansible

Job description

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Required for Start

Yes

Clearance Type

Secret

Travel

Yes, 10% of the Time

Job 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.

Position

Staff Dev Ops Engineer – Location: Roy, Utah. Supports the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities

• Design and define system architecture for new or existing software products
• Develop software in an agile development environment
• Design automated test procedures for software verification activities
• Collaborate with the lead software engineer and a team of software engineers to establish and develop automated tools
• Develop Software Test Plans and Procedures for team software products

Benefits

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

Work Schedule

The standard work schedule is a 9/80 schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications

• T05: Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of relevant experience; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD; or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
• 4 years experience with build tools (i.e., Maven, Ant, GNU make) and/or continuous integration environments (i.e., Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo) and/or repositories (i.e. Nexus, JFROG) in a Linux environment.
• 4 years experience of Microsoft and Linux Red Hat operating system.
• 4 years experience with scripting languages (i.e. PERL, Python, Bash, YAML).
• 4 years experience with container orchestration and container technologies (i.e. Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift), Experience with Virtualization Technologies for CI/CD pipelines.
• 2 years experience with deploying and configuring Microsoft Internet Information System (IIS)
• IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security + CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automation/configuration management using either Ansible, Chef or equivalent.
• Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git).
• Experience with HashiCorp Packer and Vault.
• Familiarity with container hardening and SBOM
• Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Product Owner
• Proven ability to help solve problems or conflicts within teams
• Proven ability to hold team members accountable to complete work based on approved technical architecture, on schedule and within budget
• Detailed and team oriented with excellent interpersonal communication, leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00. 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.

Application

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.

EEO Statement

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.