The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman seeks a talented, self-motivated, energetic professional to join the engineering team in Boulder, Colorado as a Principal DevOps Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU).
This position is located in Boulder, CO.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with development teams to implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelinesCoordinate activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams, raise issues at the program level, and drive complex projects to successEffectively communicate and present technical subjects to project and program management, other technical managers, and customersManage technical dependencies across teamsParticipate in continuous improvement initiatives to identify opportunities for automation and process improvementBasic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of related experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.Applicants must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application and to startExperience with modern C++ software language (C++17, C++20), development tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs) and compilersExperience with Object Oriented ProgrammingExperience developing in Linux environmentsExperience developing in cross-platform (Linux/Windows) environmentsExperience with modular software development architectures/practices with source control tools (Git, CMake, Conan etc.)Experience working with Atlassian suite products (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, etc.)Familiarity with revision control, documentation, planning, and review systems like GitSoftware development and troubleshooting in a team environmentAbility and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needsPreferred Qualifications
Certifications: CompTIA Security+ (SecPlus)Current and active DoD-issued TS/SCI clearance at the time of applicationTechnical leadership experienceExperience with PythonFamiliarity with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) and Electro-Optical Infrared (EOIR) sensorsExperience with Distributed Systems and Micro-service Architecture & Observability Tools (Graphana, OpenTelemetry, RKE2/K3S/Tanzu/Docker Swarm)Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps (Jenkins or Git Lab)Experience with container orchestration and deployment (Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Openshift, Rancher)Experience with Containerization development (Podman or Docker)Experience with Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code (Ansible)Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00The 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.