Associate Cloud Engineer/ Cloud Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Bath Township, OH

1d•$69,300 - $125,200•Onsite

About The Position

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) is seeking a Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Beavercreek, OH. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams. These teams span all different areas of cloud engineering including information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. You will be an active part of one of these teams providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment. 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 stakeholders. Be able to follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers Ability to support 24X7 on-call This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Requirements

Associate Cloud Engineer (level 1): A high school diploma with 4 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience
Cloud Engineer (level 2): A high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience
An active Top-Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date.
Familiarity with infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
Knowledge of Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)

Nice To Haves

Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices
CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
Certified (associate level or above) in cloud platform
AWS Platform (>= Solutions Architect Associate)
Azure Platform (>= Azure Administrator Associate)
Google (>= Google Cloud Engineer)
Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration
Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)

Responsibilities

Maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks
Provide technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks
Modify and enhance offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment
Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders
Follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers
Support 24X7 on-call