DevOps Engineer / Principal DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman

107d • $89,400 - $134,200

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. The Launch and Missile Defense Systems division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer. We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the industry. The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO. Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of experience, or 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree for DevOps Engineer
• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience, or 9 years of related experience in lieu of a degree for Principal DevOps Engineer
• Intermediate Linux OS experience
• Intermediate Python, Perl or shell scripting
• Ability to work multiple tasks concurrently
• Comfortable working with software tools
• Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs
• Current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application

Nice To Haves

• Source control tool experience
• C++ experience
• Software development and troubleshooting in a team environment
• Legacy software and modernization effort experience
• Agile development experience
• Full software development lifecycle experience
• Experience with any of the following: Atlassian Tool Suite, Jenkins, Git, Conan, or Cmake

Responsibilities

• Applying configuration management methodologies to systems
• Supporting Development Teams throughout software development lifecycle
• Designs, develops, automates, and maintains productivity tools using programming or scripting languages to improve software development
• Drive innovation through discovery and implementation of processes for continuous improvement
• Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated and manual testing on executable code
• Collaborating with software teams using Agile Methodology
• Catalyze development teams in adoption of DevOps practices especially using automation
• Utilize Jira to document bugs and enhancements
• Enhancing and sustaining maintainability, security and control of system software

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree