Staff Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman14 hours ago
Melbourne, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$153k - $229k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and manage cloud infrastructure and hybrid on-premises solutions.
- Ensure cloud architecture meets program requirements and coordinate architecture decisions with hardware and test teams.
- Create and manage the development backlog for cloud-related software development.
- Deploy product updates and set up software factories, virtual machines, containers, orchestration, and digital pipelines.
- Administer small to medium-sized Kubernetes clusters and support service mesh technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 12 years of experience, or a Master of Science and 10 years of experience, or a PhD and 8 years of experience.
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher, with a qualifying recent background investigation or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable timeframe.
- Experience with cloud computing, hybrid on-premises solutions, Terraform or a similar infrastructure-as-code tool, Docker or similar container technology, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies.
- Preferred qualifications include a cloud service provider certification, Security+ certification, Terraform Associate certification, or Vault Associate certification.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Full-time, on-site work in Melbourne, Florida; no remote, hybrid, or telework option.
- 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
- Learning opportunities, exposure to varied projects and customers, and a collaborative team environment.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Travel up to 10% may be required.
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).