Principal/ Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer

About the role

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal/ Sr. Principal Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Beavercreek, OH.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks
• Provide technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks
• Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers
• Support 24x7 on-call

Requirements

• A track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
• Obtain an active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
• Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date
• Expertise with infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
• Strong technical knowledge of Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices
• Experience with networking
• Experience scripting in Bash or PowerShell
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• Principal Engineer (level 3): A high school diploma with 9 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Sr. Principal Engineer (level 4): A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience

Skills

• CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
• Certified (associate level or above) in cloud platform (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
• Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
• Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
• Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration
• Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)

Benefits

• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Health insurance coverage
• Lifetime learning allowance
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

Schedule

This position requires travel up to 10% of the time.