DevOps Engineer​/Principal DevOps Engineer; AHT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Dev Ops Engineer/ Principal Dev Ops Engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. 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. The candidate will be an active part of a Platform Engineering team with expertise in Kubernetes, Cloud, Git Lab, and related platform technologies that will be responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the foundational infrastructure.

As a Dev Ops engineer, you will combine software development and IT operations to create a more streamlined and efficient development process by implementing and managing the Dev Ops approach within the organization.

This position may be filled at a higher level based on the qualifications below.

• Dev Ops Engineer (Level
  2): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 0 years’ experience
• Principal Dev Ops Engineer (Level
  3): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 3 years’ experience
• Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance
• Active CompTIA Security+, Security
  
  X, or CISSP certification
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Dev Ops, software development, or systems administration
• Experience with configuration and maintenance of Dev Ops Infrastructure as Code tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools such as Podman or Docker
• Experience managing and troubleshooting containerized workloads, specifically using Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
• Experience with Linux Operating System and familiarity with core cloud services, including virtual machines, storage, and networking
• Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Go to improve platform efficiency

• Kubernetes related certifications such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), or CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), KCSP (Kubernetes Certified Service Provider)
• Experience with the configuration and administration of CNCF tools such as Harbor, ArgoCD, Grafana, Prometheus, and Helm
• Experience implementing "security as code," including automated vulnerability scanning and compliance-driven infrastructure (DoD STIGs/RMF).
• Experience designing enterprise-wide automation strategies and establishing golden paths/developer portals for engineering teams to reduce cognitive load.
• Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles and practices
• Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of Microservice Architectures

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit

Job Category:
Engineering