DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Beavercreek Ohio, is seeking a DevOps Engineer/ Principal DevOps Engineer in support of programs at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.  Successful candidates should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will be an active part of a DevOps Engineering team with expertise in GitLab, Kubernetes, Harbor, and related DevOps technologies. They will play a pivotal role in development and maintenance of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This candidate will be planned to support a production environment on site at NASIC/WPAFB once properly cleared to support mission critical needs.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications for a DevOps Engineer:

• Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
• One of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
  • Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline
• Minimum of 2 years experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools (Docker, Podman, etc.)
• Knowledgeable in development of CI/CD Pipelines
• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification such as CASP+ or Security+ within 3 months of hire date

Basic Qualifications for a Principal DevOps Engineer:

• Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
• One of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 3 years of experience
• Minimum of 2 years experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes including deployment and administration of Kubernetes
• Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools (Docker, Podman, etc.)
• Knowledgeable in development of CI/CD Pipelines
• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification such as CASP+ or Security+ within 3 months of hire date

Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes related certifications such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), KCSP (Kubernetes Certified Service Provider)
• Experience with managing Kubernetes applications with Helm charts and ArgoCD automated deployments.
• Familiarity with OIDC Authentication and OAuth 2.0 Authorization with Identity Management Applications, such as Keycloak.
• Experience hardening, securing the Kubernetes cluster with monitoring and auditing dashboards
• Experience developing automation techniques that improve deployment speed and service reliability in the containerized environment
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Ruby for automation tasks
• Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles and practices
• Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of Microservice Architectures
• Experience with distributed revision-control systems such as Git
• Experience with web services and APIs, and an understanding of testing for web-based APIs with tools such as Postman
• VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) or similar DevOps architectures

Salary Range: $81,300.00 - $121,900.00Salary Range 2: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

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.