Principal/Sr. Principal Cloud Software Engineer

2 weeks ago


San Diego, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Requisition ID: R10167854
  • Category: Engineering
  • Location: San Diego, California, United States of America | Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
  • Clearance Type: Secret
  • Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
  • Positions Available: 1
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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.   Our organization 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. 

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal/Sr. Principal Cloud Software Engineer based out of San Diego, CA ORMelbourne, FL. As a Principal/Sr. Principal Cloud Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

The selected individual will play a critical role in the development and delivery of the programs cloud adoption and migration efforts.   

Roles & Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:  

  • Develop automated deployments for IaaS system configurations
  • Execute plan for cloud migration of existing VM architecture
  • Execute engineering projects on schedule in a DevOps environment
  • Collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot and redline procedures
  • Implement high-speed, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud solutions for a hybrid cloud environment
  • Support implementation of solutions that fully integrate with the cloud service provider’s infrastructure (data flow, security, etc.)
  • Advise on integration of new emerging industry cloud technologies to the program’s environment
  • Implement engineering change requests (ECR) to the system as required
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of infrastructure and applications
  • Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
  • Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels
  • Occasional travel may be required

This position may be filled as a Principal Cloud Software Engineer or Sr. Principal Cloud Software Engineer. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications for Principal Cloud Software Engineer:  

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of experience; or 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 0 years with a PhD; OR an additional 4 years of relevant experience/education in lieu of a bachelor’s degree 
  • Experience deploying applications in cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and can elaborate on the “-aaS” hierarchy
  • Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Powershell, VisualBasic, Java,C/C++, or similar 
  • Basic infrastructure knowledge in cloud backup/storage and network technologies
  • Working knowledge of Red Hat Linux subsystems
  • Experience deploying and managing containers
  • Current Cloud Certification (Cloud+CE, CCSP, or similar) or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Clearance: Candidate must currently have, and be able to maintain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Cloud Software Engineer: 

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 9 years of experience; or 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 4 years with a PhD; OR an additional 4 years of relevant experience/education in lieu of a bachelor’s degree 
  • Experience deploying applications in cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and can elaborate on the “-aaS” hierarchy
  • Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Powershell, VisualBasic, Java,C/C++, or similar 
  • Basic infrastructure knowledge in cloud backup/storage and network technologies
  • Working knowledge of Red Hat Linux subsystems
  • Experience deploying and managing containers
  • Current Cloud Certification (Cloud+CE, CCSP, or similar) or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Clearance: Candidate must currently have, and be able to maintain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Extensive knowledge in deploying secure applications in a hybrid cloud environment
  • Prior experience migrating legacy architecture to cloud environments
  • Infrastructure automation experience with tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform
  • Experience developing highly scalable applications using service-oriented, microservice, and/or RESTful API based architectures at an enterprise scale
  • Extensive knowledge in developing software architectures, especially microservice architectures
  • Familiarity in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity Lifecycle to include: identifying controls and overlays, generating testable requirements, identifying resilient architecture design, configuring, running, and scripting audit tools, providing analysis of vulnerability analyses, conducting verification testing for compliance assessment
  • Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, FedRAMP or JSIG information system environments
  • Lead architecture and code reviews with internal and external team members
  • Current DoD 8570/8140 IA Certification (Security+CE or similar) or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Active TS clearance
Salary Range: $92,600 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $114,900 - $199,600
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.



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