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Principal AWS Cloud Engineer

Northrop Grumman

$115,800 - $173,800
Aug 26, 2025
Huntsville, AL, USA
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Northrop Grumman is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure, impacting team productivity and requiring an understanding of the software development lifecycle and automation tools for developing digital pipelines (CI/CD pipelines).

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, RDS, etc.)
  • Experience with tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, YAML, PowerShell, etc.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices in cloud environments
  • AWS Certifications (i.e., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, etc.)
  • RHCSA or RHCSE Certified

Responsibilities

  • Designing, building, and deploying scalable and secure cloud solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Managing and optimizing cloud resources for performance, cost-effectiveness, and security
  • Automating infrastructure management tasks using languages like Python, Bash, YAML, etc. and tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform
  • Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and integrating with version control systems
  • Ensuring cloud solutions adhere to security best practices, as well and applicable governing policies, procedures, and directives
  • Monitoring cloud infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high availability of services
  • Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate application and support deployments

Other

  • Current DoD Secret Security Clearance
  • Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (i.e., Security+, etc.)
  • 5 years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 2 years of relevant experience with Masters; Experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
  • Previous experience with DoD Impact Level 6 (IL6)
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.