Staff DevOps Engineer - Position qualifies for sign-on bonus starting at $10k

Northrop Grumman • Aurora, CO

3d • $169,000 - $265,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to support programs involving rapid capability maturation and deployment. The position can be based in Aurora, Colorado; Morrisville, North Carolina; or Sacramento, California. It requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and an active U.S. Government CI Polygraph at the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access. The position qualifies for a sign-on bonus starting at $10,000, and relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Active U.S. Government CI Polygraph at the time of application, current and within scope.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 or more years of relevant experience, a master’s degree with 10 or more years, a Ph.D. with 8 or more years, or 9 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and provisioning technology.
• CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT/IAM II certification.
• Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems.
• Experience in an Agile software development framework.
• Experience with at least one of the listed preferred qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Terraform
• Ansible
• CloudFormation
• Azure Bicep/ARM templates
• Pulumi
• OpenTofu
• Kubernetes administration
• AWS administration
• Flux
• Helm
• DynamoDB
• NATS configuration
• Big Bang (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)
• Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Integrate development pipelines using automation, test-driven development tools, and continuous integration and test frameworks.
• Define and implement program standards for builds, deployments, provisioning, and monitoring.
• Ensure implementation of software configuration management, code quality, and code coverage using automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-to-end automation for deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Build and configure delivery environments that support CI/CD tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
• Create scripts or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
• Collaborate with development teams to create automated continuous integration and continuous delivery systems.
• Work with vendors and other IT personnel to resolve problems.
• Monitor and support installed systems and infrastructure.
• Develop custom scripts to improve system efficiency and reduce human intervention in tasks.
• Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
• Oversee security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with developers.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus starting at $10,000
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior