Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Warner Robins, GA. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams. These teams span all different areas of cloud engineering including information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. You will be an active part of one of these teams providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. Along with operations and sustainment, DAF CLOUDworks focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment.
Requirements
- Expertise with infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
- Strong technical knowledge of Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices
- Experience with networking
- 3+ years of experience scripting in Bash or PowerShell
- Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
- Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks
- Providing technical support of customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks
- Modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements
- Enhance functionality
- Increase efficiency
- Lower operating/deployment
- Follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development
Other
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CASP+ or Security+ within 60 days of start date.
- Have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers
