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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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Infrastructure Lead - Principal Systems Test Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO, or Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities and Duties

Lead for a team of System Administrators, DevOps SMEs, and Test Engineers
Act as the Lead for a reproducible secure and immutable test network for integration, test, and prototyping
Develop and manage software test infrastructure and ConOps
Collaborate with counterpart leads in integration and lab operations to accel and deliver program milestones
Coordinate and implement derived requirements from software development stakeholder teams

Basic Qualifications:

T03 Principal Systems Test Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
T04 Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD

BQs for both:

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time (as determined by the company to meet its business need)
Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem solving leadership skills
An ability to obtain DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II Certification (CompTIA Security+ CE, etc.) within 6 months of filling position
Experience in networking fundamentals, network architecture and design, Cisco, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and Windows Operating System (OS)
Experience with Windows Active Directory (AD), VMware, or Storage Area Network (SAN) storage systems

Preferred Qualifications

System administration experience (Ubuntu / RHEL)
Collaboration tools experience (JIRA / Confluence)
Programming and scripting experience (Bash / Python / Ruby)
Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman) and cluster controllers (Kubernetes)
Cyber experience: Information System Security Policy (ISSP) creation/modification, meeting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Joint Special Access Program (SAP) Implementation Guide (JSIG) requirements, Splunk, Nessus/Tenable, Trellix/McAfee, and create/manage Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) / Information System Security Officer (ISSO) / Information System Security Manager (ISSM) Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)
Infrastructure experience in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery or Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, Terraform and Packer, code reviews, project management, issue handling, DevOps with an understanding of Gitlab Project and vSphere
Experience integrating Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS), Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) and custom software in a security constrained lab environment

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00

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.

Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer - 17725

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