Sr. Principal DevOps Deputy/Lead Engineer (TS) Space Systems (Dulles)

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.

We have an opening for a Deputy/Lead DevOps Lead Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be in Dulles VA and requires a TS clearance to start.  This work will be performed in a SCIF environment, so onsite work is required.

Job Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure

• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology

• Work within the OpenStack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure

• Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via Nagios or other enterprise management solutions

• Document procedures used during deployment cycles

• Experience with operational monitoring tools

• Work with the fellow DevOps team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting tasks

• Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Excel in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and quick deadlines
• Strong troubleshooting skills and readiness to tackle unfamiliar challenges
• 5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, and Ansible
• Over 5 years of experience with Linux tools/automation, shell scripting, and Python programming
• 2+ years of AWS experience
• 3+ years of managing OpenStack environments
• 5+ years of experience with Docker containerization; Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration preferred
• Extensive experience (5+ years) with continuous integration/deployment tools like Jenkins or GitLab
• Proven ability (5+ years) to create, execute, and troubleshoot complex automated processes for server configuration and code deployment
• Demonstrated leadership in DevOps projects

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 8 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 6 years: OR a PhD and 4 years. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of DevOps or software development experience (general IT experience alone not sufficient)
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
• We may consider adjacent technologies: AWS, Ansible, Kubernetes (K8S), Oracle Cloud, OpenShift
• U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft.  We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASA’s Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants.  Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical

Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work