DevOps Software Engineer (Hybrid)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a DevOps Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  The location for this opportunity is Melbourne, Florida and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule, meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has Hybrid work available .

The Aeronautics Systems sector Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) is looking to grow Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) in support of designing and implementing technologies critical to the USAF Open Architecture initiatives. Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices as well as impacting on the Air Force enterprise of acquisition programs.

Duties include deploying product updates, setting up software factory, virtual machines, containers, and orchestration. This role will have a large impact on team productivity and as such requires an understanding of the software development lifecycle and various automation tools for developing digital pipelines (CI/CD pipelines). The DevOps Engineer will support integration of software for use across multi-domain/multi-platform scenarios using software engineering best practices and standards and participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit testing, integration, formal system testing within a cluster environment, release, and maintenance of clusters.

Essential Functions:  

• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability

• Maintain and troubleshoot networking components, including VLANs, firewalls, switches, and routers

• Install, configure, and maintain operating systems, software, servers, and hardware.

• Deploy, manage, and support virtualized environments (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, or other hypervisors)

• Implement and manage core infrastructure services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, NAS, and Active Directory)

• Set up an overall Cloud-native Software Factory

• Manage and improve container orchestration and deployment strategies

• Support programs with integration and deployment automation in a cloud enabled environment

Basic Qualifications: 

• Software Engineer:  Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 2 Years relevant experience; OR a Master Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 0 Years experience.

• Experience developing software with C/C++/Python/Java?

• Proficient with containers and Kubernetes

• Proficient with Automation tools such as Ansible, and/or Terraform

• Experience scripting in YAML, PowerShell, BASH, JSON, etc.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with UCI Schema and CAL development

• Strong working knowledge of  Windows and Linux environments

• Experience in creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab, or equivalent)

• Proficient with networking concepts

• Active Top-Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science

• Experience integrating and debugging software on hardware

• Experience working within an Agile environment

• Familiarity with software development tools such as Git, CMake, and Eclipse, Visual Studio Code

• Proficiency working in Linux and commands

• Able to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.