US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Description**
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our worlds biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systemsis seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to join our team inSan Antonio, Texas.At Northrop Grumman, youll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
**Overview / Responsibilities:**
The ideal candidate for this opportunity will have familiarity with Agile and Scrum methods, hands-on technical experience with relevant industry tools, and a demonstrated ability to identify and solve challenging technical problems. The position itself consists of scripting various languages including Ansible, Python, or PowerShell to automate labor intensive repetitive tasks, development of the release cycle, and will operate within a continuous integration environment that emphasizes verifiable secure components and processes. Other responsibilities may include utilizing Versioning Repository tools, Continuous Integration Frameworks, Application Containerization, Automation Deployment, Code Quality and Code Security Scanning tools.
**This Position will serve on-site in San Antonio, TX and may be filled at either the Principal or Sr. Principal level.**
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Principal Level: Bachelor's degree in related field with 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or a Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.
+ Sr. Principal Level: Bachelor's degree in related field with 9 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 7 years of experience, or a Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.
+ Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of experience.
+ Software development or scripting experience.
+ One year of hands on experience with Kubernetes is required. In addition, experience with relevant tools in at least two of the following CI/CD areas is also required: Test Automation, CM/artifact management, data storage and retrieval, GitOps, Monitoring, Security Automation.
+ Candidate must have ability to obtain and maintain US Security Clearance, at least up to Top Secret. This requires US Citizenship.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Recently held or currently active US Security Clearance.
+ Advanced degree in a technical field.
+ 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 above listed technologies.
Salary Range: $96,400.00 - $144,600.00Salary Range 2: $119,400.00 - $179,200.00
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.
