Continuous Integration​/Continuous Delivery ( CICD ) Systems E Security Clearance

Position: Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery ( CICD ) Systems E with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
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.

Northrop Grumman Mission System's Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) Division is seeking a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD) Systems Engineer to join our Modeling Simulation & Analysis team. This position will be in Baltimore, MD, and is a full time on site role. What You'll get to Do:
As an integral part of our Foundational Systems Engineering department located in Linthicum, MD you will focus on accelerating the delivery of capabilities to our customers through the development and use of advanced models and simulations of platforms, sensors, weapons, and their interactions with the environment.
* Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or equivalent platforms, ensuring end-to-end automation from code commit to production deployment.

* Develop automation scripts in Bash and Python to streamline pipeline steps, secret handling, and environment provisioning

* Implement monitoring and observability for CI/CD processes, integrating tools such as Jenkins or Gitlab to provide actionable insights.

* Build, test, and deploy Docker based microservices to Kubernetes clusters

* Utilize Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation, and Analysis (MSE&A) of advanced systems using C++ object-oriented design, advanced data structures and test-driven development.

* Develop large scale data analytics, probabilities, and statistics, including the application of design of experiment techniques for the evaluation of system and mission performance.

* Integrate MS&A with operational flight software, collecting and analyzing data from laboratory or flight tests, the verification and validation of simulation performance against flight test data, and formally verifying that the models meet specified requirements.

* Support publication quality reports which define the foundation for simulation credibility across all stakeholders and provide the artifacts to support formal simulation Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VVA).

* Innovate to solve problems and identify improvements across MSE&A products.

* Performs operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis.

* Develops new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models.

* Models operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation and recommends alternative architectures.

* Develops, integrates, and uses advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools. This position is contingent upon contract award, successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree with 2 years of experience, Master's degree with 1 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* U.S. Citizenship is required.

* A current/active DoD Secret clearance.

* Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access.

* Experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Bash or C shell scripting on the Linux and Windows computing environments.

* Experience working with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

* Experience provisioning, scaling, and hardening Jenkins masters and agents (or Git Lab Runner fleets) on Linux VMs or Kubernetes.

* Experience administering Linux servers that host a high-performance computing grid (HPC) and automate OS-level tasks with Bash/Python and enforce security best practices.

* Experience with analytical modeling approaches using a Python environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Active U.S Government Top Secret Clearance or higher.

* Advanced degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.

* Experience with deploying Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD) tool sets across multiple systems/program areas

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