DevOps Engineer - Boulder, CO, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

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
The Launch and Missile Defense Systems division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer
We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals
Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry
The position is located in Boulder, CO - Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver

Position Overview:
The selected DevOps Engineer will plan and evolve processes and infrastructure to execute programs which support rapid maturation and deployment of capability while sustaining a stable security posture and configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products
The DevOps Engineer will integrate development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools
Functions with agile principles to execute efficiently in an environment of continuous feedback
Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

Essential Functions:

• Applying configuration management methodologies to systems
• Supporting Development Teams throughout software development lifecycle
• Designs, develops, automates, and maintains productivity tools using programming, database or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development .
• Designs and implements build procedures that are used to support software product development and use.
• Driving innovation through discovery and implementation of processes for continuous improvement.
• Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated and manual testing on executable code
• Collaborating with software teams using Agile Methodology
• Catalyze development teams in adoption of DevOps practices especially using automation.
• Utilizing Jira to document bugs and enhancements
• Enhancing and sustaining maintainability, security and control of system software.
• May train software developers in the use of configuration management tools and the implementation of software quality standards.
• May develop software configuration standards for company-wide use.

Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels
This requisition may be filled at a lower or higher grade based on qualifications listed below

Basic Qualifications:
This requisition may be filled at either a DevOps Engineer or a Principal DevOps Engineer level
Basic Qualifications for DevOps Engineer or Principal Dev

Ops Engineer:

• Dev

Ops Engineer:

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of experience, or 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

• Principal Dev

Ops Engineer:

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience, or 9 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

• Intermediate Linux OS experience
• Intermediate Python, Perl or shell scripting
• Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S

Government DoD Secret security clearance which is required to start

Preferred Qualifications:

• Source control tool experience.
• C++ experience
• Software development and troubleshooting in a team environment.
• Legacy software and modernization effort experience
• Agile development experience
• Full software development lifecycle experience
• Experience with any of the following: Atlassian Tool Suite, Jenkins, Git, Conan, or Cmake

Salary Range:
$87,200 - $130,800

Salary Range 2:
$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

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