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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Principal/ Sr. Principal Engineer in support of DAF CLOUDworks (AHT) - R10214266

Rome, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Principal/ Sr. Principal Engineer to support the DAF CLOUDworks program at the Air Force Research Lab. The role involves maintaining and enhancing capabilities in a secure cloud environment, collaborating with multiple teams, and providing technical support to customers.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks

Provide technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks

Modify and enhance offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment costs

Follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development

Interface with multiple, geographically dispersed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers

Qualification

IAT Level II certificationCloud-based technologiesInfrastructure as CodeScripting BashScripting PowerShellAgile methodologiesMulti-tasking skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

A high school diploma with 9 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience OR a master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience for Principal Engineer (level 3)

A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR a master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience for Sr. Principal Engineer (level 4)

An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)

Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date

Expertise with infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts

Strong technical knowledge of Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)

Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices

Experience with networking

3+ years of experience scripting in Bash or PowerShell

Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)

Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)

CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01

Certified (associate level or above) in cloud platform + AWS Platform (>= Solutions Architect Associate) + Azure Platform (>= Azure Administrator Associate) + Google (>= Google Cloud Engineer)

Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)

Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)

Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration

Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)