DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman
Linthicum Heights, MD, United States
13 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$108,800.0 - $163,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Unit Testing Code Review Computer Networks DevOps Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Role-Based Access Control Ansible Prometheus Shell Script
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Systems Architecture Git Kubernetes Apache Kafka Software Version Control Jenkins

Requirements

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4 to augment our team in Linthicum, MD DevOps Engineers must have an excellent understanding of common system architecture, provisioning, and administration, but also have experience with the traditional developer toolset and practices such as using source control, giving and receiving code reviews, writing unit tests, and familiarity with agile principles. Successful candidates will support daily tasks by managing the CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, monitoring system health, handling infrastructure as code. This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr Principal)., Principal DevOps Engineer Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 1+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree. Sr Principal DevOps Engineer Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 4+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph. No Clearance required to start, US Citizenship required Strong experience building and running containers Strong experience with Linux Administration Strong experience with shell scripting Experience with git Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (gitlab or Jenkins experience is preferred) Experience working with Kubernetes Experience with messaging software (kafka, artemis, etc.) Must have an established understanding of the java programming language (Required for support of design, implementation, testing, code reviews, etc.) Must have a good understanding of Git (Required for support of releases, patching, pipeline, developer support, etc.) Must have a good understanding of Kubernetes/Helm (required for support of deployments, environment support, and IT&D integration, etc.) Preferred Qualifications Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope poly Experience with Ansible Experience with Java, Python Experience with system monitoring (E.g. Prometheus or similar) Familiarity with computer networking Familiarity with access control techniques (RBAC, ABAC, etc.) and software (keycloak) Preferred to have experience in maintaining user-facing tools in a cloud environment

Benefits & conditions

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00 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.

About the company

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.

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