OpenShift DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

Requisition ID: R10168920

Category: Engineering

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, 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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.

What you get to do:

1. Ensure the uptime of our multi-tenant infrastructure
2. Work closely with the engineering teams to improve our platforms and eliminate complexity from architecture and processes
3. Configure and use state-of-the-art monitoring tools to gather insights and then act upon the results
4. Conduct incident response and in-depth root cause analysis
5. This position is hands-on, requiring the ability to provide first-level system and network support and problem resolution identification
6. The candidate would be responsible for monitoring the daily software and network operations in a distributed environment
7. Also responsible for monitoring, working with users on fault isolation and resolution, as well as system analysis and reporting

Basic Qualifications:

1. Active Secret Clearance, and a willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph
2. 5 years with a bachelor's degree in an IT field; 9 years in lieu of a degree
3. Experience with Windows and Linux Server Operating Systems
4. Experience with VMWare & OpenStack Virtual Environments
5. Experience with Infrastructure Support

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
2. 3+ years of experience with virtualization technologies (e.g. Citrix XenServer, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and/or VMWare, OpenStack)
3. Experience in multi-tier storage environments in cloud environments (ceph, vsan)
4. Experience with front-end processing and network gateway appliances and/or software
5. Networking experience (e.g. firewalls, switches, etc.)
6. Hands-on experience with virtual machine environment management tools (IaC)
7. Knowledge and understanding of KVM Virtualization technologies
8. Excellent troubleshooting skills
9. Previous experience with Intelligence or DoD programs, either within the military or as a civilian contractor
10. Ability to effectively communicate both with customers and technical staff

Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900

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.

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