Principal/Sr. Principal Dedicated Cloud Engineer
Northrop Grumman2 months ago
San Antonio, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$98k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Work directly with mission partners to enable and deploy cloud-hosted applications and services.
- Design, implement, and support solutions in Kubernetes-centric cloud environments.
- Automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring through GitOps and CI/CD pipelines.
- Integrate and manage networking, storage, Linux/Windows hosts, and security controls.
- Improve platform reliability, scalability, and security across the DAF CLOUDworks environment.
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving applications, networks, containers, and cloud platforms.
Requirements
- Principal Engineer requires a high school diploma and 9+ years, a bachelor's degree and 5+ years, or a master's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Sr. Principal Engineer requires a high school diploma and 12+ years, a bachelor's degree and 8+ years, or a master's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) is required.
- Must be able to obtain IAT Level II certification under DoD 8570.01, such as CASP+ or Security+, within 60 days of starting.
- Knowledge of infrastructure components, networking, storage, Linux/Windows systems, and IT security concepts is required.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, Kustomize, Helm, Linux, GitLab-focused CI/CD, application deployment, containers, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring/logging, and Python or Bash is required.
- Preferred qualifications include Kubernetes-focused microservice orchestration, AWS or Azure certifications, advanced troubleshooting, database administration, PKI management, cloud-native architectures, service mesh technologies, security scanning, vulnerability management, and platform engineering experience.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- The role requires 10% travel and an active security clearance at start.
- Employees may receive health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureBashCircleCIDockerGitLab CI/CDGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaHelmIstioJenkinsKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonTerraformWindows
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).