RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
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.
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.
Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place for you. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a DevOps Engineer - Level 2 , to join the AI Infrastructure Engineering team within the Insights & Intelligence (i2) organization. Our Insights & Intelligence team is reimagining decision making at Northrop Grumman. As part of our Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO), i2 works with all enterprise domains and businesses to drive our data, analytics & AI transformation.
As a DevOps Engineer you will work with a team of DevOps and AI Systems Engineers that maintain, modify, and implement infrastructure, API Gateways, and cloud solutions in support of our AI and Analytics strategy. Falls Church VA is the preferred location for this role but we will consider a remote worker for this role.
In this job, you will:
Design and implement systems capable of scaling to meet growing data and computation demands in AI applications.
Implement AI Infrastructure that is compliant with relevant regulations and security standards, implementing necessary controls
Provide metrics to evaluate the performance and reliability of AI infrastructure and implement improvements based on findings.
Track advancements in AI technologies and infrastructure trends and evaluate applicability to the organization's strategy.
Work alongside data scientists, software engineers, and i2 functional teams to provide infrastructure support for new and existing systems.
Other duties as assigned.
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems or a related field with 2+ years of relevant professional experience - OR - Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems or a related field with 1+ years of relevant professional experience.
Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
1+ years' experience implementing the back-end infrastructure for COTS or SaaS platforms.
1+ years working with tools for automation (ansible, argoCD), CI/CD (CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, Jenkins), and configuration management (git).
Hands-on experience with relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Powershell/Bash).
Experience managing Windows or Linux server environments.
Basic knowledge of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) and distributed computing systems.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
No clearance required to start.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands-on experience working with cloud (AWS or Azure) infrastructure or services.
Experience deploying containerized software or applications, using podman is a plus.
Experience accessing served LLMs using an API key.
Basic knowledge of deploying applications to Kubernetes based clusters.
Basic knowledge of managing Kubernetes based clusters (Rancher, OpenShift).
AWS Foundational level certificate or higher.
Azure Fundamentals level certificate or higher.
Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $137,600.00
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.
