Sentinel - Sr Principal Systems Test Engineer - 17725

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Infrastructure Lead - Sr Principal Engineer Systems Test. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO, or Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead for a team of System Administrators, DevOps SMEs, and Test Engineers
• Act as the Lead for a reproducible secure and immutable test network for integration, test, and prototyping
• Develop and manage software test infrastructure and ConOps
• Collaborate with counterpart leads in integration and lab operations to accel and deliver program milestones
• Coordinate and implement derived requirements from software development stakeholder teams

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience, 6 years of experience with a Master's degree; 4 years with a PhD; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time (as determined by the company to meet its business need).
• System Administration experience in Ubuntu.
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering or administration experience in networking fundamentals, network architecture and design, Cisco, RHEL, and Windows OS.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (CompTIA Security+ CE, etc.).
• DevOps infrastructure experience, with an understanding of Gitlab Project and vSphere.
• Experience in Ansible and YAML automation tools.
• Strong Linux Red Hat System Administration experience, with an understanding of Linux.
• Filesystems, Networking (nmcli and Firewall), SELinux, package modification, configuration and installation, and building binaries from source (CMake, GCC, Ninja), and Syslogs / MQTT brokers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in JIRA/Confluence administration
• Programming and scripting experience: Bash, Python and Ruby
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman), and cluster controllers (Kubernetes)
• Cyber experience: ISSP creation/modification, meeting CUI and JSIG requirements, Splunk, Nessus/Tenable, Trellix/McAfee, and create/manage ISSE/ISSO/ISSM PO&Ms
• Experience in UDP protocol, and FIFO files/logging
• Infrastructure experience in CI/CD pipeline, Terraform and Packer, code reviews, project management, and issue handling
• 3+ years of experience with Windows AD, VMWare, or SAN storage systems
• 3+ years of experience integrating COTS, GOTS and custom software in a security constrained environment
• 3+ years of experience working with lab environments/processes (Foreign Object Elimination (FOE), Electro-Static Discharge (ESD), Configuration Management(CM))

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00

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.

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