Software Development Analyst

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's Enterprise Services organization is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Test and DevOps team in Next Gen Technologies. We are a team of developers, system admins, technologists, and agile practitioners. Test & DevOps helps support the broader vision of the Enterprise by enabling cultural and digital transformation. You will be part of a team that focuses on continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration to help support Northrop Grumman's larger mission critical projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Support development teams deploying web applications in Kubernetes based architectures
• Partner with software development teams to build CI/CD pipelines and improve software development capabilities
• Explore automation opportunity and develop tools to automate some of the day to day operations tasks
• Participate in team meetings with other technical staff and business owners and subject matter experts.
• Provide performance metrics and maintain dashboards to reflect production systems health
• Experiment with new tools to streamline the development, testing, deployment, and running of our data pipelines.
• Assess and develop high-level design requirements for the project and communicate in writing or in meetings with development teams. Assess detailed specifications against design requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or related Engineering disciplines

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as Software Developer or related field

• Knowledge and experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Build and Continuous Deployment Practices

• Experience using and managing CI/CD tools, like Jenkins and Azure DevOps

• Demonstrated Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps Principles

• Development experience with languages like Python, PowerShell, and JavaScript

• Experience with Containers and Kubernetes

• Experience managing resources with Infra as Code tools, like Ansible and Terraform

• AWS or Azure certifications

• Work effectively within teams where other team members may be located throughout the country

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodology
• Experience with specifically with Azure DevOps
• Experience specifically with OpenShift and EKS
• Expert Windows and Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning and proven Automation/Coding experience

Salary Range: $92,000 USD - $138,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/) we require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by their start date. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.