Principal DevOps Engineer
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on1267, Hermitage Avenue Southeast, Echols Hill, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 35801, United States
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space 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 a lot of fun along the way.
Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history; they're making history. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to support the Sentinel program. This role offers the chance to assist in the design, configuration, and maintenance of infrastructure and cloud resources necessary to reliably host and support applications through all phases of the software development life cycle.
You will be part of a team that creates and maintains continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, automates infrastructure deployments, and proactively monitors build and deployment systems. The position involves writing scripts to automate software testing and maintenance, troubleshooting technical issues, and remediating findings from vulnerability scanning. You will also informally mentor other staff in DevOps concepts and work with peers to identify workflows where automation can improve efficiency or reduce costs.
This position is located in Colorado, CO; Huntsville, AL; Manhattan Beach, CA; or Roy, Utah. The standard work schedule is a 9/80, allowing employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.
The application period for this job is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date, though 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Work model: On-site
1267, Hermitage Avenue Southeast, Echols Hill, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 35801, United States
Huntsville, Alabama
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field of study. Experience with automation/configuration management using either Ansible, Chef or equivalent. Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git). Experience with HashiCorp Packer and Vault. Familiarity with container hardening and SBOM. IAT II certification (e.g. Security + CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months. Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues.
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