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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Sentinel Principal / Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer - 17427 - R10217468

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $224K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading defense technology company, seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join their team in Huntsville, AL. The role involves administering systems, automating deployments, implementing security measures, and providing technical guidance within a dynamic environment.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Administer systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems

Automate system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management (CM) tooling

Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology

Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices

Automate cloud native technologies in air-gapped environments, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure

Design and implement security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption

Implement and maintain security policies and procedures to comply with industry standards and regulations

Provide technical guidance and training to other team members and stakeholders

This engineer will bring experience in administering, integrating, and maintaining core data services and storage solutions within an enterprise environment

This engineer will be familiar with DNS concepts and basic networking concepts. Additionally, this engineer will have experience managing headless systems with PowerShell and Bash

Qualification

Linux administrationInfrastructure as CodeSecurity measures implementationSoftware developmentSQL experienceNetworking conceptsContainerization technologiesDevOps platform toolsTechnical guidanceScripting abilityData warehousing concepts

Required

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

Certifications: Current Security + or equivalent certification or greater or ability to obtain, within 6 months or less of hire, DoD 8570 / AFMAN 17-1303 qualification at IASAE 3 level

2+ years of experience with build configuration languages (e.g., python, json, yaml)

2+ years of experience in software development

2+ years of experience in SQL and hands-on experience with major relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server

2+ years of experience with TCP/IP, subnets, routing, and VLAN configurations

Experience with hypervisor & hyperconverged tools (e.g., ESXi, Harvester, Hyper-V)

Knowledge of MircoService architectures and containerization technologies

Experience administering, integrating, and maintaining DevOps platform tools such as GitLab, Nexus Repository, and Vault

Principal Cyber Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience; PhD with 1 year of experience or 4 additional year of experience in lieu of degree

Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; PhD with 4 years of experience or 4 additional year of experience in lieu of degree

Preferred

Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance

Proven experience implementing and managing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions, including clustering, data archiving, and advanced database replication techniques

Familiarity with data warehousing concepts processes and tools

Extensive experience developing and managing robust infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Fluentd)

Strong scripting/programming ability (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy, Ruby, PowerShell)

Expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

Experience working in secure, disconnected, or air-gapped multi-cluster environments

Experience with storage replication and disaster-recovery solutions

Understanding of enterprise backup, archiving, and compliance requirements

Solid understanding of storage area networks (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS), and hyperconverged infrastructure