Cloud Engineer - Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

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Description

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.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators, who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer (Staff Cyber Systems Engineer) to join our dynamic team of technical professionals. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems support team in San Antonio, TX.

This position is contingent upon contract award, obtaining customer funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date.

What you'll get to do:

• Working as part of a team to design, build and maintain a hybrid-cloud systems

• Administering systems based on Linux and Windows operating systems

• Maintaining and troubleshooting IP networking systems for hybrid-cloud systems

• Automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling

Basic Qualifications for Staff Cyber Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field with 12 years of experience, Master’s degree in a relevant STEM field with 10 years of experience; PhD in a relevant STEM field with 8 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience with designing, deploying and administering cloud-based solutions

• Understanding of the architecture, maintenance, and administration of Linux servers

• Experience with automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python

• Knowledge of cloud-native architecture and microservices

• Knowledge of cybersecurity in the context of the cloud 

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• A current/active DoD Top Secret w/ SCI security clearance that was active in the last 24 months is required.

• IAT Level 3 Certification per 8570 (CISSP, etc)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience working within IT Systems Design, Deployment and Administration,

• Cloud service certification (AWS, Azure, Google, or similar)

• Experience in automating engineering tasks utilizing scripting and/or orchestration tools, and CI/CD pipelines. Knowledge of version control using code repositories (Bitbucket/Gitlab).

• Experience designing, deploying and troubleshooting IPv4 Networking, including Subnetting, OSPF Routing, VLANs and VPNs;

• Ability to plan, design, implement, and maintain a physical and virtual network environment. Technical expertise with Cisco and/or VMware devices and technologies.

• Experience with security assessments to support ATO compliance

• Experience with unusually complex technical problems and can provide solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious

What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. 

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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.