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Northrop Grumman · 2 days ago

Staff DevOps Engineer (TS) Space Systems (Dulles)

Dulles, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$171K/yr - $256K/yr

9+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in space systems and technology, seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to join their Space Eastern Engineering organization in Dulles, VA. The role involves automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and mentoring team members while ensuring the health of deployed resources.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.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

PythonLinux tools/automationInfrastructure as CodeOpenStack managementAWSDocker containerizationKubernetesContinuous integration/deploymentTroubleshooting skillsTechnical leadershipMentoringDocumentation

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)