Principal Automation Engineer / Senior Principal Automation Engineer
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 Mission Systems Sector (NGMS) is a leading global provider of secure software-defined, hardware enabled mission systems. Our company is pioneering capabilities in a wide variety of sectors that keep our nation and our allies safe from undersea to space and cyberspace. Our Software, Systems and Hardware Engineering teams are part of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Airborne Multifunction Sensors Engineering (AMS) Division.Due to new business growth across the region, we are seeking several Principal Automation Engineers / Senior Principal Automation Engineers with varying levels of experience to join our team in San Antonio, Texas. 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, but they're also making history.Ideal candidates will be experienced with Agile and Scrum methodologies, prior hands-on technical experience with relevant tools (Dockers, Kubernetes, CICD) and has demonstrated the ability to identify and solve challenging technical problems. How you will contribute to the Mission:
- Scripting various languages including Ansible, Python, or PowerShell to automate labor intensive repetitive tasks
- Development of the release cycle, while operating within a continuous integration environment that emphasizes verifiable secure components and processes
- Utilize Versioning Repository tools, Continuous Integration Frameworks, Application Containerization, Automation Deployment, Code Quality and Code Security Scanning tools
- Identify and solve challenging technical problems
- Principal Automation Engineer Level - Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience or a Masters degree with 3 years of experience. 9+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Senior Principal Automation Engineer Level - Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 9+ years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 7+ years of relevant experience. 13+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Experienced with software development and/or scripting experience
- Active U.S. Secret Level Security Clearance or higher required to start
- Special program approval required to start
- Experience implementing DevSecOps for large program using Agile development methods.
- Experience operating in a commercial or private cloud such as AWS or Azure using Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Twistlock, and Docker.
- Active DOD 8140 certification or technical certification in related technologies