Principal Software Engineer - System Infrastructure Engineering

About the role

The Systems Infrastructure Engineering (SIE) team at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to join our global surveillance division. This role is based out of the Autonomous Design Center of Excellence (CoE) in San Diego, California.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of engineers and providing daily tasking that’s consistent with the current priorities
• Maintaining an Agile development workflow that’s already established
• Administration and troubleshooting of Linux (RHEL / CENTOS) 6/7/8 servers and workstations
• Administration and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2008 / 2016, and Windows 7 / 10 systems
• Administration and troubleshooting of VMWare vSphere systems (VCSA and ESXi) systems
• Automate system maintenance tasks with scripting tools (PowerSHell, Python, Ansible, etc.)
• Enforce cybersecurity compliance through the use of security frameworks and remediation tools (SCC SCAP scanner, STIG Viewer, and eventually Nessus)
• Maintain proper configuration management with engineering document lifecycle tools (Team Center Enterprise)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with at least 5 years of experience, OR a Master Degree in STEM with at least 3 years of experience, OR a PhD in STEM with at least 0 years of experience
• Minimum of 4 years installing, configuring, maintaining and administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6/7/8 servers and workstations
• Minimum of 4 years installing, configuring, maintaining and administration of Windows-based servers and workstations
• Meets DoD IAT requirements for security certification for classified systems administrators, or be in the process of obtaining one (i.e., Security+, CISSP, etc.)
• An active Secret (or higher) clearance

Qualifications

• Experience with VMWare infrastructure
• Experience with Ansible

Skills

• VMWare certification
• Windows (MCSE) certification
• RedHat certification (Satellite Administration)

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package 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.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $103,600.00 - $155,400.00. 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.

Schedule

The role requires 25% travel overseas.