Sentinel Sr Principal Engineer DevOps - 18952

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

7d•$122,800 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr Principal DevOps Engineer - 18952. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Storage Engineer to design, implement, and manage our enterprise-level storage infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the high availability, performance, and security of our storage systems across hybrid cloud environments. You will lead storage architecture initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers to maintain a cutting-edge data management pipeline. This individual sets the technical direction for the program, mentors engineering staff, leads major architecture and design reviews, and ensures that the delivered system complies with all relevant regulations, guidance, and DoD policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Masters’ Degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience.
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.
7+ years of dedicated experience managing enterprise storage environments in large-scale setups.
Currently meets DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification Requirements (Examples: Security+ CE, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC)
Expert-level knowledge of SAN (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) and NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS) protocols and hardware.
Proven hands-on experience with major enterprise storage platforms (e.g., Dell EMC PowerStore/Isilon, NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage FlashArray).
Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating infrastructure tasks.
Deep understanding of storage networking concepts, including zoning, masking, and configuring Fiber Channel switches (Cisco MDS or Brocade).

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Top Secret clearance
SysML modeling (Cameo, Enterprise Architect) and application of cybersecurity profile stereotypes.
Experience with cyber test automation tools (e.g., OpenSCAP, Snyk, Burp Suite, Metasploit).
Experience integrating on-premises storage architectures with public cloud storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3/EBS, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage).
Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
Relevant industry certifications such as NetApp Certified Technology Associate/Professional, EMCSA, or cloud-specific storage specialties are a major plus.
Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring mid-to-junior level engineering staff.
Proficiency with IBM DOORS Next or similar requirements management tools.
Experience authoring Incident Response Playbooks and leading Red Team/Blue Team exercises.
Certifications: CISSP, ISSAP, CSSLP, OSCP
Certification from VMWare and Cisco is desired

Responsibilities

Design & Architecture: Blueprint scalable storage environments using technologies like SAN (Storage Area Network), NAS (Network-Attached Storage), and cloud systems (AWS, Azure, GCP). Map out how data flows and how it will scale to hold petabytes of information.
Provisioning & Configuration: Carve out, hook up, and allocate storage volumes or "LUNs" to servers, virtual machines, and databases so they have the speed and space they need.
Data Protection & Disaster Recovery: Design backup schedules, set up replication across different data centers, and test disaster scenarios so the company can bounce back instantly if a server crashes.
Infrastructure Automation: Write scripts (using Python, PowerShell, or Bash) and use infrastructure-as-code tools (like Ansible or Terraform) so that storage can be spun up automatically without manual click-throughs.
Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with product owners, data scientists, platform architects, and other systems engineers to align security requirements with mission objectives, performance, and schedule constraints.