Engineer in support of DAF CLOUDworks (AHT)
- Location:
- Rome, New York, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking an Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Rome, NY. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams. These teams span all different areas of cloud engineering including information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. You will be an active part of one of these teams providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks 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 stakeholders.
- Be able to follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
- Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers
Basic Qualifications
A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:
- Have one of the following:
- A high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience
- A bachelor’s degree with 2 years of relevant experience
- A master’s degree with 0 years of experience
- An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date.
- 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 with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
- CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
- Fundamental cloud certifications such as:
- AWS Platform (>= Cloud Practitioner)
- Azure Platform (>= Azure Fundamentals)
- Familiarity leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
- Familiarity with Scripting, particularly in Python or Bash
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
- Familiarity with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
- Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration
- Familiarity with account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)
- Familiarity with networking (load balancing, virtual services, gateways)