Sentinel Sr Principal Cloud Systems Engineer - 18650

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Software

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer to design, build, deploy, and maintain cloud-based systems and infrastructure in a hybrid environment. The role involves implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, automating operational processes, enforcing security and compliance, and supporting incident response. Requires experience with major cloud providers, containerization, IaC tools, scripting, and enterprise OS, with a preference for AWS and cybersecurity compliance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure using IaC principles.
  2. Take part in developing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
  3. Assist in automating operational processes and implementing the best tools and technologies to support development and operations.
  4. Help to enforce best practices for system security and compliance holistically throughout the environment.
  5. Support incident response efforts, including root cause analysis, to resolve system issues, and implement preventative measures.

Skills

Required

  • US Citizen with ability to obtain DoD Secret security clearance
  • Ability to obtain SAP approval
  • IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE)
  • Experience deploying and maintaining infrastructure with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience or strong understanding with Containerization and Orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Podman, or OpenShift)
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management tools (Terraform & Ansible)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab and other CI/CD tools
  • Proficient in scripting for automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
  • Experience supporting Windows Enterprise architecture and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in AWS cloud platform Infrastructure management & services
  • Strong experience with automation/configuration management using Ansible, Chef or equivalent
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
  • Experience or strong understanding of networking (VPCs, Load Balancers, DNS, Firewall Rules, Security Groups)
  • Experience with secrets (Hashicorp Vault) and artifact management (Nexus, Harbor)
  • Experience and understanding of working within DoD cybersecurity compliance guidelines
  • Detailed and team oriented with excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • Currently holds an IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CompTIA Security+ CE