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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 Rome, NY or Beavercreek, OH. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams. These teams span all different areas of cloud engineering including information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. You will be an active part of one of these teams providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment. Successful candidates should:

Have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders.
Be able to follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers

This position may be filled at a higher level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer:

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Have one of the following
- A high school diploma with 9 years of relevant experience
- A bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience
- A master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
- A PhD in with 1+ years of relevant experience
An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a 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
3+ years of 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

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Engineer:

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Have one of the following
- A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience
- A bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) related field with 8+ years of experience
- A master's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) related field with 6+ years of experience
- A PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) related field with 4+ years of experience
An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a 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
3+ years of 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

Preferred Qualifications:

An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
Certified (associate level or above) in cloud platform
- AWS Platform (>= Solutions Architect Associate)
- Azure Platform (>= Azure Administrator Associate)
- Google (>= Google Cloud Engineer)
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)

Job ID

R10176809

Security Clearance

SECRET

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

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