Staff Software Defined Infrastructure Engineer
Northrop Grumman2 days ago
Remote, United States or New York, NY, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$177k - $266k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of Software Defined Infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
- Architect and implement automated provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management for servers, containers, and Kubernetes clusters across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Develop tooling, services, and frameworks for infrastructure workflow orchestration, configuration validation, and CI/CD integration.
- Lead migrations from traditional IT environments to automated, software-defined platforms and refactor legacy configurations into reusable, version-controlled IaC modules.
- Define and enforce standards and best practices for infrastructure as code, automation, testing, and documentation.
- Collaborate with software engineering, IT infrastructure, and security teams to design resilient, scalable, and secure mission-critical architectures.
- Maintain and optimize containerized and Kubernetes environments, including cluster configuration, observability, and incident response.
- Participate in Agile activities such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing sessions, design reviews, and documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant work experience, Master’s degree with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance as a condition of continued employment.
- Strong experience designing and implementing automated infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
- Strong Python proficiency, including building automation services, libraries, or frameworks with robust testing and documentation.
- Experience leading migrations from manual or legacy IT environments to software-defined, automated platforms.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or similar containerization and orchestration technologies, including cluster-level configuration and lifecycle management.
- Daily development and administration experience in Linux environments such as RHEL or Ubuntu.
- Experience maintaining production-grade applications or platform services in virtualized or cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience presenting technical accomplishments, briefings, and status updates to internal and external customers.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to knowledge-sharing and documentation.
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Preferred qualifications include CI/CD pipeline deployment and management, infrastructure and Kubernetes monitoring and observability, security and compliance automation, classified or air-gapped environment experience, Git-based workflows, model-based or declarative configuration, configuration management at scale, and the ability to influence architecture decisions across stakeholders.
Benefits
- Virtual/remote work arrangement, with the preferred candidate within driving distance of a major Northrop Grumman site.
- 10% travel required and no relocation assistance is available.
- Flexible work arrangements, learning opportunities, exposure to varied projects and customers, and a collaborative team environment.
- Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- 9/80 work schedule and 401(k) matching program.
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and other incentives depending on position.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureDatadogDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonTerraform
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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).