Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 days ago
Staff DevOps Engineer (TS) Space Systems (Dulles)
United States-Virginia-Dulles
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $256K/yr
9+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in space systems and technology, seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to join their Space Eastern Engineering organization. The role involves automating cloud-native technologies, deploying applications, and mentoring team members in a fast-paced environment.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology
Work within the OpenStack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure
Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via Nagios or other enterprise management solutions
Document procedures used during deployment cycles
Work with the fellow DevOps team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting tasks
Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 12 years of experience; OR a master's degree and 10 years; OR a PhD and 8 years. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
5+ year(s) of DevOps or software development experience (general IT experience not sufficient)
5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application
9+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
9+ years of experience in Python
2+ years of experience in AWS
3+ years of experience with OpenStack management
5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
5+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration preferred
5+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab
5+ years creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities
Proven troubleshooting skills and willingness to take on unfamiliar challenges
Preferred
5+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration
Benefits
Medical
Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)
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