Principal DevOps Software Engineer | R101761+3

Requisition ID: R101761+3
• Category: Engineering
• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking 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.

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking Principal DevOps Software Engineer to join our Core Mission System Software (CMSS) team – a team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida operating on our +/80 schedule meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has some Hybrid work available.

Essential Functions
• 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 and external stakeholders.
• Expertise in Jenkins, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, and related DevOps technologies.
• Develop, modify and maintain customized or standardized containers for Open Mission Systems applications using software engineering best practices and standards.
• Development and maintenance of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited University with 5 years of relevant experience in software engineering; OR Master’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited University with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance and Special Program Access.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Object Oriented (OO) programming in C++, Python, or Java.
• Experience building, testing, maintaining, and releasing OCI-compliant containers
• Experience with configuration and administration of DevOps tools, CI/CD concepts, and automated build pipelines

Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to Obtain and maintain Special Program Access Clearance.
• Familiarity with OMS services and creation of OMS services with use of containers.
• Experience with creation of training materials for technical information for team members/large groups.
• Experience working within an Agile software development environment.
• Experience creating configurations for container deployments, networks, and services on k8s.
• Experience configuring k8s CNIs and distributed storage.
• Experience building, testing, maintaining, releasing Helm charts for use by k8s.
• Experience building, testing, maintaining, releasing customer-ready C++, Python, and/or Java software.
• Familiarity with software development tools such as Bitbucket, CMake, Docker, GCC, Git, Jenkins, kubectl, Podman, SSH, and Visual Studio.
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Deployment (CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and/or Configuration as Code (CaC).
• Experience creating configurations for container deployments, networks, and services on k8s.

Salary Range: $+2,600 - $13+,000

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.

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 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 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, ****** 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.