Principal Engineer Software - Site Reliability (San Diego CA)

Northrop Grumman

97d • $110,300 - $165,500

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Engineer Software - Site Reliability to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate will be working with modern technology to improve system reliability, using automation and monitoring tools to manage IT tasks, minimizing downtime, and ensure systems meet defined performance and cyber requirements. This position is located in San Diego, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PHD in STEM with 1 year of related engineering experience
• Experience with VMware products (ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, NSX, etc)
• Experience in developing/maintaining Ansible playbooks
• Experience with one or more of the scripting languages: Python, PowerShell, Bash
• Strong background in Linux and Windows Administration
• Basic knowledge of Backup/Storage and Network technologies
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with networks, storage devices and VMs
• Experience authoring and maintain technical installation, configuration, and/or upgrade documentation
• Active Top Secret DoD Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain program access

Nice To Haves

• Program access (PAR)
• Experience with concepts such as micro services including scalability best practices, containers, and container orchestration using Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience with OpenShift
• Experience with version control, GIT experience preferred
• Familiar with Agile methodology
• Experience with Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA) and Private Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Responsibilities

• Apply software engineering principles to operations and infrastructure problems to build and maintain scalable, highly reliable software systems
• Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter system configurations
• Respond and resolve reported issues with the system
• Collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot and redline documented procedures
• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
• Integrate and test software and/or hardware systems in complex IT systems

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: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree