Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer (PGS SDA)
Requisition ID: R10181433
Category: Engineering
Location: Redondo Beach, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Does this sound like you?
We are seeking either a Principal DevOps Engineer or a Senior Principal DevOps Engineer to join our talented Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground team in Redondo Beach, CA.
What you'll get to do:
- Provide automation configuration with tools like Ansible and Jenkins to automate build and configuration processes
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) process and tools, deployment strategies
- Containers and containerization technologies/tools such as Docker or Podman
- Agile management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and GitHub, and desire to study/learn new technologies and tools
- Develop and support scripts in Python, Bash, and JavaScript
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications:
- Principal DevOps Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in STEM; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
- Senior Principal DevOps Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in STEM; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
- Strong working knowledge of Linux environments
- Experience with Docker, Ansible, build systems (e.g. Make or Gradle)
- Active Secret Clearance at the time of application
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with CI/CD best practices, automated builds and tests, quality gates, software quality, and CI tools, i.e., Jenkins
- Experience with configuration management tools, i.e., Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, others
- Experience with cloud/virtualization technologies such as AWS (EC2) and VMWare
- Familiarity with branching strategies, gated commits, source-controlled management, etc.
- Familiarity with the principles of DevSecOps
- Ability to develop and support software test procedures
- Atlassian Confluence, GitHub, Jenkins, and Nexus repository experience
- Familiarity with security coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity, PCLint, etc.
- Programming and scripting experience in a Linux environment (C++, Perl, Python, Bash, Ruby, Shell, Scripts) as well as native package management (e.g. RPM)
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.