Sr. Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engineer (RA) (24-417 & 24-418)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has two exciting career opportunities for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. These positions will be located in Huntsville, AL, and/or 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.

As a member of the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (RA ART) of the Missile Defense National Team for Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) (aka C2BMC NT), this position will be responsible for working across the ART to implement and maintain a standardized CI/CD pipeline for use by all of the Product Teams within the RA ART, across two development sites. The applicant must work closely with the Cyber and Platforms ART to ensure that the tools and applications within the pipeline are maintained and conform to security and other requirements. The applicant will need to present regular updates on the status of the pipeline and work to resolve any issues.

Essential Functions:

• Work within classified environments to implement CI/CD pipelines to support multiple SW releases and build versions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, have the ability to work independently, and possess the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment.
• Work with multiple disciplinary teams, especially Systems Admins, IT, and Security.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products.
• Infrequent travel between Huntsville and Colorado development facilities may be required.

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience, or a PhD and 4 years of experience, or 12 years of related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD issued secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is required to start or must be obtained within 60 days of the start date.
• Technical skills required:
  • Linux system administration
  • System Security Implementations
• Experience:
  • Git
  • Nexus
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Confluence
• Experience with CI/CD, especially in a classified development environment.
• Experience working with DEVSECOPS.
• Experience with:
  • Linux shell scripting
  • Ansible playbook development and management
  • Security-Enhanced (SE) Linux
  • Red Hat repository administration
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Knowledge and experience with:
  • Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG)
  • Multi-factor authentication implementation like IPA and ADFS
  • OpenShift
  • OpenStack
  • VMware ESXI
  • QAS/VAS
  • Windows
  • Active Directory
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Containers and Container Orchestration products
• Understand the concept of PaaS and SaaS.
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery and how it applies to IT and IT products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree with 6 years experience in a related field is highly desired.

Pay Range: Huntsville, AL $127,000 - $190,600 / Colorado Springs, CO $121,000 - $181,400

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

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

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Salary Range: $121,000.00 - $190,600.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.