Principal Teamcenter Deployment Admin / Container Platform Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman's Corporate Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a Principal Software Development Analyst to support the Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) organization within the PLM Solutions (PLMS) team. PLMS focuses on new common capability development and proof of concept projects in the Artificial Intelligence, DevOps, and Architecture Deployment domains. The selected candidate will act as Teamcenter Deployment Admin / Container Platform Engineer supporting PLM (Teamcenter) platform deployment and administration, with a strong focus on modern software delivery using containerization and Kubernetes/OpenShift. The position partners with software teams to design, deploy, secure, and operate Teamcenter environments on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and in container platforms, enabling reliable CI/CD pipeline-driven delivery. This position will be virtual/remote and can be performed anywhere within the continental United States. Teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business.
Requirements
- 5 Years of relevant experience with a Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with a Masters; 1 Years with a PhD.
- Experience administering and deploying Teamcenter (PLM) environments.
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration in a deployment/operations context.
- Experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes and/or Red Hat OpenShift.
- Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for software delivery (build/release/deploy automation).
- Experience with containerization concepts and workflows (building images, registries, runtime configuration).
Nice To Haves
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience implementing GitOps-style deployments (e.g., ArgoCD) and/or Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Experience with security scanning and hardening of containerized workloads and deployment pipelines.
- Experience supporting regulated or security-focused environments and change-controlled production deployments.
Responsibilities
- Administer and deploy Teamcenter/PLM environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and environment lifecycle management (Dev/Test/Prod).
- Build and maintain containerized deployment patterns (e.g., Docker/OCI images), and support runtime operations on Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment activities.
- Operate and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux-based infrastructure supporting PLM deployments (system services, storage, networking fundamentals, automation).
- Implement operational best practices (monitoring, logging, backup/restore coordination, incident triage, performance tuning, documentation).
Benefits
- flexible work arrangements
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- friendly team environment
- exceptional benefits/healthcare
- 9/80 work schedule
- great 401k matching program
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
