Cloud Engineer/Principal Cloud Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams supporting information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment. Successful candidates should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 

Basic Qualifications for a Cloud Engineer:

• One of the following:
  • A high school diploma or equivalent with 6 years of relevant experience
  • A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
  • A master’s degree with 0 years of experience
• An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility 
• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or CompTIA Security+ within 60 days of start date.
• Experience with scripting, particularly in Python or Bash
• Technical knowledge of infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
• Working knowledge and/or familiarity with Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
• Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles, practices and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), or DevSecOps
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cloud Engineer:

• One of the following:
  • A high school diploma or equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience
  • A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • A master’s degree with 3 years of experience
• an active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or CompTIA Security+ within 60 days of start date.
• Experience with scripting, particularly in Python or Bash
• Technical knowledge of infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
• Working knowledge and/or familiarity with Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
• Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles, practices and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), or DevSecOps
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• CompTIA SecurityX or CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
• Fundamental cloud certifications such as:
  • AWS Platform (Cloud Practitioner or higher certification) 
  • Azure Platform (Azure Fundamentals or higher certification)
• Experience with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG), Rancher, or similar DevOps architectures
• Knowledgeable in development of CI/CD Pipelines
• Expertise leveraging git for code man