Sentinel Principal / Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer - 17427

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

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. 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 Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer (T03/T04) to join our team in Huntsville, AL . Job Description : • Administer systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems • Automate system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management (CM) tooling • Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology • Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices • Automate cloud native technologies in air-gapped environments, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure • Design and implement security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption • Implement and maintain security policies and procedures to comply with industry standards and regulations • Provide technical guidance and training to other team members and stakeholders • This engineer will bring experience in administering, integrating, and maintaining core data services and storage solutions within an enterprise environment. • This engineer will be familiar with DNS concepts and basic networking concepts. Additionally, this engineer will have experience managing headless systems with PowerShell and Bash.

Requirements

Principal Cyber Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience; PhD with 1 year of experience or 4 additional year of experience in lieu of degree.
Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; PhD with 4 years of experience or 4 additional year of experience in lieu of degree.
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
Certifications: Current Security + or equivalent certification or greater or ability to obtain, within 6 months or less of hire, DoD 8570 / AFMAN 17-1303 qualification at IASAE 3 level
2+ years of experience with build configuration languages (e.g., python, json, yaml)
2+ years of experience in software development.
2+ years of experience in SQL and hands-on experience with major relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
2+ years of experience with TCP/IP, subnets, routing, and VLAN configurations
Experience with hypervisor & hyperconverged tools (e.g., ESXi, Harvester, Hyper-V).
Knowledge of MircoService architectures and containerization technologies
Experience administering, integrating, and maintaining DevOps platform tools such as GitLab, Nexus Repository, and Vault.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.
Proven experience implementing and managing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions, including clustering, data archiving, and advanced database replication techniques.
Familiarity with data warehousing concepts processes and tools.
Extensive experience developing and managing robust infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Fluentd).
Strong scripting/programming ability (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy, Ruby, PowerShell)
Expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
Experience working in secure, disconnected, or air-gapped multi-cluster environments.
Experience with storage replication and disaster-recovery solutions
Understanding of enterprise backup, archiving, and compliance requirements
Solid understanding of storage area networks (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS), and hyperconverged infrastructure

Responsibilities

Administer systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems
Automate system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management (CM) tooling
Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology
Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices
Automate cloud native technologies in air-gapped environments, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
Design and implement security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption
Implement and maintain security policies and procedures to comply with industry standards and regulations
Provide technical guidance and training to other team members and stakeholders
Administering, integrating, and maintaining core data services and storage solutions within an enterprise environment
Managing headless systems with PowerShell and Bash