Cloud Engineer​/Principal Cloud Engineer; AHT

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUD works at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. DAF CLOUD works 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 CLOUD works 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. You will be primarily focused on supporting a production environment on site at NASIC/WPAFB once properly cleared to support mission critical needs.

Basic Qualifications for a Cloud Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology or Engineering discipline with 2 years of experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of experience OR a high school diploma or GED equivalent with 6 years of experience

• U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance

• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification such as Security+ within 60 days

• 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 Dev Sec Ops

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Cloud Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience OR a high school diploma or GED equivalent with 9 years of experience

• U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance

• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification such as Security+ within 60 days

• 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 Dev Sec Ops

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 Dev Ops architectures

• Experience with scripting, particularly in Python or Bash

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

• Knowledgeable in development of CI/CD Pipelines

• Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)

• Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)

• Demons…