Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Software Engineer
United States-Virginia-Chantilly
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technology and innovation, looking for a DevOps Software Engineer to support their SIGINT Technology Center in Chantilly, VA. The role involves designing and developing software environments and pipelines, ensuring data integrity, and collaborating on system integration and testing for various programs in support of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, document, test, and debug software development environments and software pipelines
Develop procedures to ensure data pipeline integrity and reliability
Build and maintain computer images (Linux and Windows)
Managed software repositories
Develop and execute system builds and deployments on our System Integration Labs (SILs) and development environments
Support system design, testing, and building of upgraded capabilities to include software and hardware integration and test (I&T)
Conduct multidisciplinary research when needed and collaborates with engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of DevOps systems for SILs, testing, or production
Obtain knowledge of system and software architecture & mission operations
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent STEM related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of experience, Masters degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience, PhD with a minimum of 1 year of experience or Associates degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience
US citizenship is required. Willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance
A background in software DevOps for both software and hardware integration
Experience with CI/CD best practices, automated builds and tests, quality gates, software quality, and CI tools
Experience with network engineering (TCP/IP, VLAN, network protocols, etc.)
Knowledge and familiarity with using and building Windows and Linux Operating Systems
Demonstrated experience in documentation and process development
Experience using a version control system (Git, Subversion, etc..)
Knowledgeable with the development lifecycle, including the V-model of the systems engineering process
Strong interdisciplinary problem-solving skills, demonstrated by frequent and successful application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques
Preferred
Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
Experience with Software development
Experience with Development Operations (DevOps)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and immutable OS
Experience with System Administration
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, and/or other cloud orchestration technologies
Able to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems
Experience with Data Analytics
Experience with setting up networks using routers, switches, firewalls, etc
Experience with cabling physical networks and troubleshooting physical and virtual networks
Experience with writing scripts using a variety of languages (Python, MATLAB, JavaScript)
Experience with Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) tool suite
Knowledge of system architecture
Knowledge of SIGINT operations
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase