Sr/Pr DevOps Engineer (Top Secret) Space Systems (El Segundo or Dulles)

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

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.

We have an opening for a **DevOps Engineer** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization.

This position will be in **El Segundo, CA** .

This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment, so onsite work is required.

**Job Responsibilities**

_In this role you will:_

+ 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
+ Support TIMs, input into the infrastructure portion of a Ground ICD
+ Provide hands-on support to install Mission Unique Software on vendor’s network(s)

+ Document procedures used during deployment cycles

+ Experience with operational monitoring tools

+ 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

_To be successful in this role you should have:_

+ 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

+ 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible

+ 3+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting

+ 3+ years of experience in Python

+ 1+ years of experience with OpenStack management

+ 3+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) preferred

+ 3+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab

+ 3+ years creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code

In this role, you will support High-Side DevOps team members and will be a technical lead for this team.

**Basic Qualifications**

**Principal DevOps Engineer**

+ Bachelor’s degree (STEM field preferred, ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 5 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 3 years: or 1 year [outside of internships/graduate research/etc.] w/ a PhD).

Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
+ 3+ year(s) of DevOps or software development experience
+ 3+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
+ Adjacent technologies _may_ be considered (AWS, Virtualization)
+ U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application

**Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer**

+ Bachelor’s degree (STEM field preferred, ideally Computer Science or Engineering), and 9 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 7 years: OR a PhD and 4 years.

Experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
+ 5+ year(s) of DevOps or software development experience
+ 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
+ Adjacent technologies _may_ be considered (AWS, Virtualization)
+ U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft.

We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASA’s Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants.

Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.

**Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.**

_As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:_

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)

**For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more.**

**Link:** **www.northropgrumman.com/benefits**

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Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.

However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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