Northrop Grumman

StaffDevOpsEngineer

$177–266k Aurora, Colorado, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff DevOps Engineer at Northrop Grumman. Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Automation. Plan and evolve processes. Evolve infrastructure”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem resolution; Performance bottlenecks

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance, Clearance required, Polygraph clearance, 10% travel, U.S. Citizenship required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience, 10 years with Master's degree, 8 years with PhD, 16+ years of total 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

Evolve infrastructure

Integrate development pipelines

Use test-driven development tools

Use continuous integration frameworks

Define build standards

Define deployment standards

Define provisioning standards

Define monitoring standards

Implement code quality

Implement code coverage

Deliver end-to-end automation

Automate infrastructure management

Build delivery environments

Configure delivery environments

Use Agile delivery methodology

Automate infrastructure provisioning

Automate management tasks

Create automated CI system

Create automated CD system

Monitor installed systems

Support installed systems

Monitor infrastructure

Support infrastructure

Develop custom scripts

Increase system efficiency

Lower human intervention time

Design information systems

Design 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; Development teams; Vendors; Other IT personnel

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. Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced **Staff****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 inclusion ac

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