Infrastructure Product Owner (DevOps) - Level 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.As an Infrastructure Product Owner (DevOps) – Level 4, you will be supporting our Software and Electronics/Payloads Department which has ~200 Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Systems Administrators, Database Administrators, Network Engineers, and Engineering Leaders from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects to Product Owners and Scrum Masters. This engineering organization supports numerous programs across Divisions and Business Units of the Space Sector. We have opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions over one’s career.This role will be located at our Aurora, CO or Morrisville, NC officelocation. On this team, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.The ideal candidate must have relevant DevOps experience and prior Agile Product Owner experience to join a small team as their Product Owner.This position is contingent upon the candidate verification/obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.Basic Qualifications (must have/required to be considered):Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR PhD with 4 years of professional experience. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.DevOps Engineering experience including CI/CD pipeline deploymentExperience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab Pipelines, and ScriptingExperience with Terraform and environment initializationPrior Agile experience in either a Product Owner or Scrum Master rolePrior leadership experiencePreferredQualifications (not required, but nice to have): An active CI or FS Polygraph or have held a Polygraph within the last 24 monthsCurrent and active Security+ and CISSP certificationsPrior engineering experience within the Space IndustryExcellent presentation, communication, technical writing, and organization skillsExcellent problem-solving and analytical skillsExperience sharing knowledge via mentoring, coaching, or training othersExperience with developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins or GitLabExperience with deployment automation scripting using Helm or Ansible or related productsExperience troubleshooting virtualization, automation, and deployment applications such as Flux CD, Grafana, Athena, Prometheus, Karpenter or related productsExperience with Linux Operating Systems Preferably RHEL 8/9Knowledge of basic networking principles (subnets, VLANs, routing, and firewalls)Primary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $213,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.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.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.SummaryLocation: United States-Colorado-Aurora; United States-North Carolina-MorrisvilleType: Full time