Software DevOps Engineer - Level 3/4

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

22d•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 Space Sector has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal or Sr. Principal Software DevOps Engineer (Level 3/4) supporting an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) group. We are excited for you to join our team of qualified, diverse, and innovative individuals. This position can be located in either Colorado Springs, CO or Boulder, CO. Position Overview: As a Software DevOps Engineer (Level 3/4) on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team. You will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and create and implement DevOps solutions using tools like Jenkins, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Gherkin, Cucumber, Docker, and others to enable quick and efficient software development and delivery. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software DevOps Engineer Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Software DevOps Engineer Level 4.

Requirements

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
Experience with containerization and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Experience with automated testing and software development pipelines/factories
Experience deploying applications in a containerized environment
Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing
Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.
Unix/Linux Operating System Experience
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
Principal Software DevOps Engineer - Level 3: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, or a PhD and 1 year of experience.
Sr. Principal Software DevOps Engineer - Level 4: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years experience, or a PhD and 4 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
Experience implementing complex mathematical algorithms in code
Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis
Experience with battle management and/or fire control systems
Experience developing software in an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science