About the Role
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Rome, NY. DAF CLOUDworks is a rapidly growing secure cloud program that encompasses 10+ teams, spanning all 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 to customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks. The program focuses on modifying and enhancing offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment costs.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to customers leveraging DAF CLOUDworks.
- Support operations and sustainment of DAF CLOUDworks.
- Modify and enhance offerings to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment costs.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Follow Agile Development process and full life cycle development.
- Interface with multiple, geographically disbursed teams and effectively communicate project statuses and blockers.
- Support 24X7 on-call duties.
Requirements
- Associate Cloud Engineer (level 1): A high school diploma with 4 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience.
- Cloud Engineer (level 2): A high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience OR a bachelor’s degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience.
- An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret 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.
- Familiarity with infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts.
- Knowledge of Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud).
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence).
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices.
- CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01.
- Certified (associate level or above) in cloud platform (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google).
- Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab).
- Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF).
- Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration.
- Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD).
- U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Skills
- Cloud Engineering
- Information Security
- Infrastructure Development
- Cloud Migration
- Technical Support
- Agile Development
- Full Life Cycle Development
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Microservices
- Git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
- Cloud-based networking administration (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
- Cloud adoption
- Environment prototyping
- Data migration
- Account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)
Location
- Rome, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Associate Cloud Engineer (level 1)
- Cloud Engineer (level 2)
Education Level
- High school diploma
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- Primary Level Salary Range: $69,300.00 - $103,900.00
- Secondary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Overtime may be available.
- Shift differential may be available.
- Discretionary bonus may be available.
- Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President or Director positions.
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
