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DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a DevOps Engineer/ Principal DevOps Engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Successful candidates should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will be an active part of a Platform Engineering team with expertise in Kubernetes, Cloud, GitLab, and related platform technologies that will be responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the foundational infrastructure. Summary of Responsibilities As a DevOps engineer, you will combine software development and IT operations to create a more streamlined and efficient development process by implementing and managing the DevOps approach within the organization. This position may be filled at a higher level based on the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications: • DevOps Engineer (Level 2): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 0 years’ experience • Principal DevOps Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 3 years’ experience • Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance • Active CompTIA Security+, SecurityX, or CISSP certification • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in DevOps, software development, or systems administration • Experience with configuration and maintenance of DevOps Infrastructure as Code tools and CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools such as Podman or Docker • Experience managing and troubleshooting containerized workloads, specifically using Kubernetes or Docker Swarm • Experience with Linux Operating System and familiarity with core cloud services • Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git Preferred Qualifications • Kubernetes related certifications such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), or CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), KCSP (Kubernetes Certified Service Provider) • Experience with the configuration and administration of CNCF tools such as Harbor, ArgoCD, Grafana, Prometheus, and Helm • Experience implementing "security as code," including automated vulnerability scanning and compliance-driven infrastructure (DoD STIGs/RMF). • Experience designing enterprise-wide automation strategies and establishing golden paths/developer portals for engineering teams to reduce cognitive load. • Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles and practices • Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira an