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 Lead DevOps Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be in Dulles, VA. While a clearance is not required to start, the ability to obtain a clearance 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
- 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:
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities
- Proven troubleshooting skills and willingness to take on unfamiliar challenges
- 5+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
- 5+ years of experience in Python
- 5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
- 3+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) preferred
- 3+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab
- 3+ years creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code
- 3+ years leading teams, instilling vision, and establishing priorities for small to medium size teams
- 1+ years of experience with OpenStack management
In this role, you will support a High-Side DevOps team members and will be expected to provide leadership to the team in areas pertaining to technical needs.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 9 years of experience; OR a master's degree and 7 years; OR a PhD and 4 years. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
- 3+ years of DevOps or software development experience
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance. Prefer current clearance.
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/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)
Salary Range: $133,000 - $199,600
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.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit here. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
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