Requisition ID: R10178416- Category: Information Technology
- Location: Huntsville, Alabama, 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
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. **** This position is contingent upon successful contract award and funding
Job Description:
The Cyber Dev Ops Engineer will serve as a Kubernetes administrator is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and deploying applications in a Kubernetes environment. The duties are researching for automation, troubleshooting issues, and mentoring the team members. They promote security, efficiency, scalability of core services and capabilities. In addition, the administrator is responsible for:
Installing, configuring, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters.
Developing Kubernetes-based solutions.
Improving Kubernetes infrastructure.
Creating the container infrastructure platform
Designing and implementing solutions
Enhancing delivery systems with Continuous Integration
Coordinating with other internal teams to meet goals
Deploying and monitoring applications in a Kubernetes environment
Configuring hardware, services, and managing settings and storage
Improving the monitoring and alert systems
Troubleshooting issues and solving problems where needed
Documentation and support
Additional needed skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
Current DoD Secret Security Clearance
Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (i.e., Security+, etc.)
BS with 5 years of experience; MS with 3 years of experience; or 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Strong understanding containerization concepts – Building container images, dockerfiles, private registries, ansible builder, docker, podman, containerd, runc
IaC (Infrastructure as code) experience – Ansible Automation Platform, Execution Environments, CI/CD, GitOps, etc
Strong understanding of Linux operating systems
Scripting – Python, Bash, etc
Understanding of basic networking concepts
Experience with hypervisors(Not cloud based) – ESXI, Harvester, Hyper-V. ETC
Ability to quickly learn and handle strict deadlines
Basic Qualifications for Level 4:
In addition to Level 3 basic qualifications
Current DoD Secret Security Clearance
Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (i.e., Security+, etc.)
BS with 9 years of experience; MS with 7 years of experience; or 13 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Strong understanding of on prem disconnected Kubernetes(Not cloud based) – Helm, custom deployments, Container Network Interfaces ,Container Storage Interfaces, general resources
Knowledge of container security concepts – Pod Security Standards, Pod Security Admission, Pod Security Context, etc
Experience in a disconnected multi-cluster environment
Ability to quickly learn and handle strict deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with one or more of the following technologies: Longhorn, Neuvector, cert-manager, Metallb, Hashicorp Vault, ZARF. etc
Experience with RKE2 Kubernetes distribution
RHCSA/RHCE Certified
Experience writing Golang applications/Tools
CKA/CKS/CKAD Certified
Salary Range: $115,000 - $173,800
Salary Range 2: $144,000 - $216,400
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.
