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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal/ Sr. Principal Azure Cloud Engineer (AHT) - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $103,600.0 - $155,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, CompTIA Security+, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Revision Control, Github, Identity and Access Management, Issue Tracking Systems, Information Technology Operations, Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Software Tools, Cloud Services, Ansible, Software Engineering, Virtual Machines, Scripting, Google Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Git, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Atlassian Tools, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis, Golang - **Published:** June 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8973101/principal-sr-principal-azure-cloud-engineer-aht ## About the Role * Principal Cloud Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years' relevant experience OR a master's degree with 3 years' experience * Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer (Level 4): Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years' relevant experience OR a master's degree with 6 years' experience * Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance * Active CompTIA Security+, SecurityX, or CISSP certification * Minimum of 3 years' experience in DevOps, software development, or systems administration * Minimum of 1 year experience with Cloud-based technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, or Ansible * Strong experience with CI/CD tools, such as GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, or Cloud-native pipelines * Experience with Linux Operating System and familiarity with core cloud services, including virtual machines, storage, and networking * Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git Preferred Qualifications * Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud services (VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, ECR, EKS, ect) * Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud services (VNET, VM, Entra, MDE, AVD, AKS, ect) * Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools such as Podman or Docker * Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Go to improve Cloud efficiency * Experience implementing "security as code," including automated vulnerability scanning and compliance-driven infrastructure (DoD STIGs/RMF). * Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles and practices * Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira and Confluence ## Description Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer/ Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. 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