Principal Edge Engineer/Sr. Principal Edge Engineer (AHT)
Requisition ID: R10187371
Category: Engineering
Location: Rome, New York, United States of America
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Cloud Edge 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 supporting information security, infrastructure development, and cloud migration. 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. Successful candidates should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Edge Engineer:
- Have one of the following
- A high school diploma with 9 years of relevant experience
- A bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience
- A master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
- A PhD in with 1+ years of relevant experience
- Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CompTIA Security+ (formerly CASP+) or CompTIA Security+ within 60 days of start date.
- Technical knowledge of infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
- Working knowledge and/or familiarity with Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
- Working knowledge and/or familiarity with virtualization platforms (VMware, vSphere)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), or DevSecOps
- Familiarity with Edge Computing (AWS snow family, AWS Outpost, Azure Data Box, Azure Stack)
Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Edge Engineer:
- Have one of the following
- A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience
- A bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
- A master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience
- A PhD in with 4+ years of relevant experience
- Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification per DoD 8570.01 such as CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or CompTIA Security+ within 60 days of start date.
- Technical knowledge of infrastructure components, including network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts
- Expertise Cloud-based technologies (AWS Platform, Azure Platform, Google Cloud)
- Experience with administering to virtualization platforms (VMware, vSphere)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), or DevSecOps
- Familiarity with Edge Computing (AWS snow family, AWS Outpost, Azure Data Box, Azure Stack)
- Experience administering systems in Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- CompTIA SecurityX or CompTIA Security+ certification or IAT Level II equivalent per DoD 8570.01
- Fundamental cloud certifications such as:
- AWS Platform (Cloud Practitioner or higher certification)
- Azure Platform (Azure Fundamentals or higher certification)
- Experience with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG), Rancher, or similar DevOps architectures
- Knowledgeable in development of CI/CD Pipelines
- 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)
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.
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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.