Calling all early-career TS-cleared DevOps Engineers! Job at Northrop Grumman, Dulles, VA

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  • Northrop Grumman
  • Dulles, VA

Job Description

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As an entry-level/early career DevOps Engineer supporting a team located in Dulles, VA , you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

This role is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work .

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Job Responsibilities
In this role you will:

  • Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure

  • Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, containers, orchestration, and serverless technologies

  • Work within a cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure

  • Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via enterprise management solutions

  • Document procedures used during deployment cycles

  • Work with the fellow DevOps team members, cross-train, and grow your technical talent across the DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting tasks

  • Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices

To be successful in this role you should have experience in the following:

  • 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 

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using products like Terraform, Python, & Ansible

  • Linux tools/automation and shell scripting, as well as Windows PowerShell

  • Cloud ecosystem products across various vendor platforms

  • Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) is a must

  • Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab is a must

  • Creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and deploy code

This role is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work .

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 (Associate) or a level 2, depending on the candidate’s experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

  • Requires an active / current U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret (TS) security clearance at time of application , current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) approval/access within a reasonable period of time [US citizenship required]

  • Level 1 : ( associate level )

    • Bachelor’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience

      • May consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a completed degree

  • 1+ year(s) of DevOps or software development experience

  • Level 2 :

    • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of relevant experience

      • May consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a completed degree

  • 2+ year(s) of DevOps or software development experience

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current/Active TS with SCI

  • 1+ year(s) in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and JIRA metrics reporting

  • Current Security+, CISSP, or other certification that meets DoD 8140 IAT Level II or Level III

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

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Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

Primary Level Salary Range: $76,200.00 - $114,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

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

Job Tags

Remote work, Relocation package, Shift work

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