Senior Principal DevOps Engineer

San Antonio, TX, United States

Requisition ID: R10091917

Category: Information Technology

Location: San Antonio, TX, USA

Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship

Clearance Type: Secret

Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

Positions Available: 1

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 Systems Sector (NGMS) is a leading global provider of secure software-defined, hardware enabled mission systems. Our company is pioneering capabilities in a wide variety of sectors that keep our nation and our allies safe from undersea to space and cyberspace. Our Software, Systems and Hardware Engineering teams are part of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Airborne Multifunction Sensors Engineering (AMS) Division.

Due to new business growth across the region, we are seeking a Senior Principal DevOps Engineer to join our team in San Antonio, Texas.

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, but they’re also making history.

Ideal candidates will be experienced with Agile and Scrum methodologies, prior hands-on technical experience with relevant tools (Dockers, Kubernetes, CICD) and has demonstrated the ability to identify and solve challenging technical problems.

How you will contribute to the Mission:

Scripting various languages including Ansible, Python, or PowerShell to automate labor intensive repetitive tasks

Development of the release cycle, while operating within a continuous integration environment that emphasizes verifiable secure components and processes

Utilize Versioning Repository tools, Continuous Integration Frameworks, Application Containerization, Automation Deployment, Code Quality and Code Security Scanning tools

Identify and solve challenging technical problems

This position is expected to be 100% onsite in San Antonio, TX.

This Position will be filled at the Senior Principal DevOps Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 9+ years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 7+ years of relevant experience. 13+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Experienced with software development and/or scripting experience

Special program approval required to start

Active U.S. Secret Level Security Clearance or higher required to start

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience implementing DevSecOps for large program using Agile development methods.

Experience operating in a commercial or private cloud such as AWS or Azure using Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Twistlock, and Docker.

Active DOD 8140 certification or technical certification in related technologies

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Salary Range: $129,800 USD - $194,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.