Northrop Grumman
Sr.PrincipalDevOpsEngineer
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“Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer at Northrop Grumman. Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, Automation, Infrastructure management. Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure. Integrate development pipelines leveraging automation”
Industry & Context.
Problem resolution; Root cause analysis
Relocation assistance available, Clearance required, Polygraph clearance, 10% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years relevant experience, 6 years with Master's degree, 4 years with PhD, 12 additional years of experience in lieu of degree, Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope poly, Experience building and running containers, Experience with Linux Administration, Experience with shell scripting, Experience with git, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience working with Kubernetes, Experience with messaging software
Nice to Have
Ansible experience, Java experience, Python experience, System monitoring experience, Familiarity with computer networking, Familiarity with access control techniques, Familiarity with Keycloak software
What You'll Do.
Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure
Integrate development pipelines leveraging automation
Define build standards
Define deployment standards
Define provisioning standards
Define monitoring standards
Ensure Software Configuration Management
Ensure code coverage with automated testing
Deliver end-to-end automation
Build delivery environments
Configure delivery environments
Create scripts to automate provisioning
Create templates to automate provisioning
Automate infrastructure management tasks
Create automated CI system
Create automated CD system
Work with vendors for problem resolution
Work with IT personnel for problem resolution
Monitor installed systems
Support installed systems
Monitor infrastructure
Support infrastructure
Develop custom scripts
Increase system efficiency
Lower human intervention time
Contribute to design of information systems
Contribute to design of operational support systems
Install operating systems
Configure operating systems
Test operating systems
Maintain operating systems
Install application software
Configure application software
Test application software
Maintain application software
Install system management tools
Configure system management tools
Test system management tools
Maintain system management tools
Oversee security strategies
Oversee backup strategies
Oversee redundancy strategies
Evaluate application performance
Identify performance bottlenecks
Develop performance solutions
Implement performance solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Agile development team; Cross-program collaboration
Process & Methodology
Agile delivery methodology
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time ## **Description** At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. The Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced **Sr. Principal****DevOps Engineer** to join our team. _This position is based in Aurora, CO._ **About our organization:** You'll be joining our growing Aurora Software and Digital Engineering department which has 200+ Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. DevOps Engineers frequently get into informal (example: Subject Matter Expert) and formal technical leadership roles within their programs, as applicable and per interest. We have plenty of opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions. Our department is part of a larger organization that includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences cross-program collaboration, professional development and training, as well as engagement and
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