US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
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 Space Systems is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization.. This position will be located in **Dulles, VA** supporting the Raptor program.
**What Youll Get To Do:**
Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
+ Design, implement, and administer Dev*Ops software factories
+ Support the design, procurement, and instantiation of a Software Factory to operate across a multi-site network
+ Monitor and maintain the operation of the software factory to support high reliability program execution
+ Develop and maintain automation pipelines
+ Interact with the other divisions within the company, partner organizations, and the end customer
+ Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with systems and network administrators
+ Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
+ Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space
You should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
_This position can be filled at the Principal or Sr. Principal leve._
**Basic Qualifications**
_Principal Site Reliability Engineer /DevOps Engineer:_
+ Bachelors in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Computer Engineering) and 5 years of experience; or 3 Years with Masters; or 0 Years with PhD
+ 5 Years of experience in a DevOps role
+ Experience with software development (Java/JavaScript, C++, C#, or any modern object-oriented language) and its life cycle
+ Experience with build tools (i.e., Maven, Ant, GNU make) and/or continuous integration environments (i.e., Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo) and/or repositories (i.e., Nexus, JFROG)
+ Experience with Windows and Linux/Unix system administration
+ Prior experience with DevOps and/or Software Factory implementation
+ Familiarity with scripting languages (i.e., PERL, Python, Bash, YAML)
_Sr. Principal Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps Engineer:_
+ Bachelors in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Computer Engineering) and 9 years of experience; or 7 Years with Masters; or 4 Years with PhD
+ 9 Years of experience in a DevOps role
+ Experience with software development (Java/JavaScript, C++, C#, or any modern object-oriented language) and its life cycle
+ Experience with build tools (i.e., Maven, Ant, GNU make) and/or continuous integration environments (i.e., Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo) and/or repositories (i.e., Nexus, JFROG)
+ Experience with Windows and Linux/Unix system administration
+ Prior experience with DevOps and/or Software Factory implementation
+ Familiarity with scripting languages (i.e., PERL, Python, Bash, YAML)
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Proficiency with Linux and Linux based software development tools
+ Experience with virtualization (i.e., VMWare, OpenStack)
+ Experience with automation/configuration management using either Ansible, Chef or equivalent
+ Integrate complex systems that facilitate continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous deployment
+ Direct experience with build tools (i.e., Make, Gradle) and continuous integration environments (i.e., Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo)
+ Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e., git)
+ Ability to automate software builds and releases
+ Experience with spacecraft or launch systems software development
+ Certification from VMWare and Cisco
+ Experience with concepts such as micro services (including scalability best practices), containers, and container orchestration using Docker or Kubernetes
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
+ CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent
+ Experience with Ansible Automation Platform, including Ansible Tower
+ Experience with Nexus
+ Experience with Terraform, vCenter, vSphere, or similar Virtual Provisioning
+ Experience with Jira/Confluence in an Agile environment
The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft. We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASAs Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants. Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.
**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)
_For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more._
_Link:_ _www.northropgrumman.com/benefits_
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Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00Salary Range 2: $125,800.00 - $188,600.00
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.
