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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.Help define how the Air Force delivers mission capability in the cloud.\nNorthrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Dedicated Cloud Engineer to support DAF CLOUDworks, a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams across information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration.\nYou will work directly with DAF CLOUDworks mission partners to rapidly enable required application functionality and evolve secure cloud offerings-implementing new requirements, enhancing functionality, increasing efficiency, and reducing operating/deployment costs. Successful candidates will be strong communicators and problem solvers who build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.\nWhat You’ll Do\nWork side-by-side with mission partners to enable and deploy cloud-hosted applications and services.\nDesign, implement, and support solutions in Kubernetes-centric, cloud environments.\nAutomate deployment, configuration, and monitoring using GitOps and CI/CD pipelines.\nIntegrate and manage infrastructure components including networking, storage, Linux/Windows hosts, and security controls.\nContribute to platform engineering efforts to improve reliability, scalability, and security across the DAF CLOUDworks environment.\nDiagnose complex issues across applications, networks, containers, and cloud platforms, and drive them to resolution.\nThis position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.\nBasic Qualifications\n Principal Engineer (Level 3):High school diploma with 9+ years of relevant experience OR bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience OR master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience\n\n Sr. Principal Engineer (Level 4):High school diploma with 12+ years of relevant experience OR bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience\n\nActive Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)\nAbility to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 (such as CASP+ or Security+) within 60 days of start date\nTechnical knowledge of infrastructure components, including:Network\nStorage\nLinux/Windows\nIT security concepts\n\nWorking knowledge and/or familiarity with cloud-based technologies, such as:AWS Platform\nAzure Platform\nGoogle Cloud Platform\n\nExperience with Kustomize and Helm\nExperience with Linux\nExperience with GitOps and CI/CD, with an emphasis on GitLab\nExperience in application deployment and release management\nExperience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)\nExperience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD)\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools\nExperience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)\nProficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash)\nStrong understanding of application deployment strategies (e.g., blue/green, canary)\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with microservice orchestration, with a strong focus on Kubernetes\nFundamental cloud certifications such as:AWS Cloud Practitioner (or higher)\nAzure Fundamentals (or higher)\n\nExperience with advanced application and network troubleshooting, database administration, and PKI management\nExperience with cloud providers, with an emphasis on AWS services\nExperience with Agile methodologies\nExperience with various forms of automation, including:Batch scripting\nPipeline automation\nKubernetes operators\nInfrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)\n\nExperience with cloud-native application architectures\nExperience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)\nExperience with security scanning and vulnerability management tools\nExperience with platform engineering concepts\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $155,400.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $193,900.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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