Sentinel Principal/ Sr Principal DevOps Engineer - 11720-1
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal/ Sr Principal DevOps Engineer. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel program.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package
As an DevOps Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, automation, and backup integration.
- Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks.
- Administer and automate Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments including OS deployment, configuration hardening, lifecycle management and patching
- Manage and automate VMware vSphere based infrastructure including ESXi hosts, clusters, resource pools, templates, and virtual networking/storage objects
- Provision, automate, and manage Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments using Omnissa Horizon including golden image creation, pool configuration and desktop lifecycle maintenance
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless infrastructure deployments.
- Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance to ensure reliability and scalability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues efficiently.
- Collaborate with other teams to identify automation opportunities, troubleshoot issues, integrate infrastructure solutions and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the systems.
- Document Processes and configurations for clarity and maintainability.
- Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions.
- Communicate progress, problems and best practices to management, leads and teammates.
Basic Qualifications:
This role can be filled at the Principal DevOps Engineer (T03) or Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer (T04) level.
Principal DevOps Engineer: 05 Years with Bachelor’s in related field of study, 03 Years with Masters, 01 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree.
- Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
- US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
- 2 + years of demonstrated experience in developing software in Pytho
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