Software Engineer - DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure (Oklahoma City)

Position Overview

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for an Engineer Software to join our DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure team on-site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In this role as a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and managing the cloud infrastructure – including deploying product updates, setting up the software factory, managing virtual machines, containers, and orchestration – that significantly impacts team productivity. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams (Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevOps, and Systems Test) in an Agile software development environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle including design, implementation, and delivery of software products.
• Operate in a cloud technology development environment using microservices, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and pub-sub messaging.
• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of software engineering experience, OR a Master’s/PhD in a STEM discipline with relevant experience.
• Experience designing, deploying, managing, optimizing, and automating application infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) on public/private Cloud (Azure, AWS, etc.).
• Proficiency with Terraform or a similar Infrastructure as Code tool.
• Experience with Docker or similar container technology.
• Experience in setting up or administering a small to medium sized Kubernetes cluster.
• Proficiency in Python and C/C++ software development.
• Experience with GitLab or similar CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance (or higher) with a periodic review within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain Program Access (PAR) and maintain DoD clearance and PAR.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Active Directory, ePO Trellix, & ACAS scanning tools.
• Any Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AZ-900, AZ-104, AWS Cloud Practitioner, etc.).
• Security+ Certification.
• Terraform Associate Certification.

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible work arrangements
• Phenomenal learning opportunities
• Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
• A very friendly team environment
• Inclusive Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer opportunities to be active, volunteer, lead, be recognized, and be yourself