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.
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Does this sound like you?
We are seeking either a Principal DevOps Engineer or a Senior Principal DevOps Engineer to join our talented Next Gen Polar (NGP) Ground team in Redondo Beach, CA.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for Principal DevOps Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience
Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems
Experience in an Agile software development framework
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence)
Source code management using Git/Bitbucket
Building applications using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with Git
Working familiarity with the principle of DevSecOps
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal DevOps Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in STEM with 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in STEM with 7 years of relevant experience
Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems
Experience in an Agile software development framework
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence)
Source code management using Git/Bitbucket
Building applications using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with Git
Working familiarity with the principle of DevSecOps
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with standing up a Continuous Integration / Continuous Development pipeline
Manage containers using container orchestrator Docker, Kubernetes (K8s)
Build custom scripts to automate tasks using Ansible, Bash, or Python
Experience of automating tasks using Ansible and/or Terraform
Experience of administering virtualized or containerized systems in VMWare and Docker
Experience with C++ and Java
Familiarity with security coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity, etc.
Active DoD Secret clearance
Salary Range: $104,600 - $157,000
Salary Range 2: $129,700 - $194,500
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.
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.