Staff DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Morrisville, CO

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About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment. The engineer will work with Agile development teams to build automated development, integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and infrastructure-management capabilities. The position may be based in Aurora, Colorado; Morrisville, North Carolina; or Sacramento, California. Travel is not required. Relocation assistance may be available.

The role includes defining and implementing standards for build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring; establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and delivery environments; automating infrastructure tasks; supporting installed systems and infrastructure; and contributing to the design and operation of information and operational support systems. The engineer will also collaborate with development teams, vendors, and IT personnel to resolve problems, evaluate application performance, and implement solutions.

An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and active CI Polygraph are required at application. The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access. U.S. citizenship is required.

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 and 12 or more years of relevant experience; or 10 years with a master’s degree; or 8 years with a Ph.D.; or 9 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Current Security+ certification.
• Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems.
• Experience in an Agile software development framework.
• Experience with at least three preferred qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Terraform experience.
• Kubernetes administration.
• AWS administration.
• Flux experience.
• Helm experience.
• DynamoDB experience.
• NATS configuration experience.
• Big Bang experience, including Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.
• Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo experience.

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/test frameworks.
• Define and implement program standards for build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring.
• Ensure implementation of Software Configuration Management, code quality, code coverage, and 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 and 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 manual intervention.
• 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

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
• Long-term incentives may be available to employees in Vice President or Director positions.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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