Northrop Grumman

DevOpsEngineer/PrincipalDevOpsEngineer(AHT)

$83–125k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT) at Northrop Grumman. Skills: DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud, GitLab. Combine software development and IT operations. Create streamlined and efficient development process”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce cognitive load

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem solver

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret, 10% of the Time travel, U.S. Citizenship required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2 years’ relevant experience, Master's degree with 0 years’ experience, Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years’ relevant experience, Master's degree with 3 years’ experience, Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance, Active CompTIA Security+, SecurityX, or CISSP certification, Minimum of 3 years’ experience in DevOps, software development, or systems administration, Experience with configuration and maintenance of DevOps Infrastructure as Code tools and CI/CD pipelines, Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools such as Podman or Docker, Experience managing and troubleshooting containerized workloads, specifically using Kubernetes or Docker Swarm, Experience with Linux Operating System and familiarity with core cloud services, Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git, Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Go

Nice to Have

Kubernetes related certifications, Experience with the configuration and administration of CNCF tools, Experience implementing "security as code", Experience designing enterprise-wide automation strategies, Experience establishing golden paths/developer portals, Experience working in an Agile environment, Working knowledge of Agile principles and practices, Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira and Confluence, Clear understanding of Microservice Architectures

What You'll Do.

Combine software development and IT operations

Create streamlined and efficient development process

Implement and manage DevOps approach

Build foundational infrastructure

Maintain foundational infrastructure

Scale foundational infrastructure

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal and external stakeholders; Platform Engineering team; Cross-functional agile teams

Communication Scope

Effective communicator

Process & Methodology

Agile, Jira, Confluence

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