Principal Cloud Solutions Architect
UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government ClearanceTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeYour Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation's Security. Together
Role clearance type: Must currently hold highest UK government clearance.
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Salary: £ 83,000 - £125,000
About Your Opportunity:
Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK
At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow. We call it Defining Possible.
This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it's the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. So, what's your possible?
About Your Opportunity:
As a critical part of Secure Cloud Solutions team we support our customers in their journey to refactor, re-platform and rehost their mission critical systems into AWS.
Leading or working as an architect within a project team, you will be expected to deliver high levels of agile architecture expertise. This includes looking to expand your own skillset and proficiency into relevant technologies and following through by delivering good quality documentation and solutions to the customer. You will also be expected to share this knowledge through coaching and mentoring more junior engineers, running demonstrations or training sessions for other engineers and documenting your own experiences within internal Knowledge Base articles or through the various Northrop Grumman Centres of Excellence.
We deliver mission value by transforming our customers systems, improving reliability, reducing costs and enabling organisational agility by utilising Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps techniques.
Responsibilities
Work with senior engineers and Stakeholders to elicit both Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, guiding more junior engineers through the process to document, estimate and prioritise customer requirement sets
Work with senior engineers and Stakeholders to produce System Design Documents, such as both High and Low Level Designs and Operational Concept Descriptions
Take responsibility for the implementation of large scale or complex technical solutions, working in multidiscipline teams to ensure appropriate levels of documentation and testing are undertaken prior to completion of any tasking.
Coaching and mentoring more junior engineers in the tools, techniques and procedures being used to complete the task, Documenting and contributing these to the Knowledge Base or NG Centre of Excellence
Set technical direction and standards for Quality Assurance across their own project, using standardised approaches as guided by Stakeholders or Technical Leadership. Undertake review of other engineer's work, ensuring work is of good quality and aligns to the standards set by the project
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Take responsibility for ensuring both your own and the teams tasking are completed on schedule and within budget. Working with Project Management and Customer Stakeholders to prioritise deliverables against financial limits (DevFinOps)
Take responsibility for the production of high quality User Centric Documentation, such as Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Security Operating Procedures (SyOPs), Support Guides and User Guides
Lead the investigation of complex issues, problems and defects, reporting to the Tasking Manager to ensure relevant oversight before undertaking bug fixes;
Your Experience:
Experience working within IT Systems Design, Deployment and Administration, with recent roles in Technical or Team Leadership positions;
Certified to Professional level as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect, with additional relevant certifications in specialist areas
Demonstrable experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions across Amazon Web Service
Extensive experience of administration of Linux or Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments,
Extensive experience of designing, deploying and troubleshooting IPv4 Networking
Experience Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK, CloudFormation or Terraform
Experience of administering Virtualised or Containerised systems in Docker / Kubernetes
Experience of working within complex or high security environments
In addition the following skills are highly desirable
Experience of implementing Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines as part of DevOps deliveries
Experience of DevOps working practices, such as Git Branching and release schedules
Experience of secure network architecture design and of configuring IPv4 routers and firewalls
Experience of administration of Linux Operating Systems or Windows Servers within large corporate environments
Experience of using centralised configuration management services such as Ansible or Puppet
Experience of using agile collaboration tooling, such as Jira and Confluence;
Experience of using Agile Delivery methodologies such as Scrum or SAFE
Knowledge of ITIL based Service Management delivery
Your Future Team:
'A challenge a day' is probably the simplest way to summarise an Architects role in Northrop Grumman. Flexibility and adaptability are key attributes that you will need, being able to quickly adapt to new technologies, integrate them with existing services and bring new and novel approaches to our customers. Be inquisitive, always looking to understand the technical landscape whilst developing your skills and experience, ready to innovate and take the lead.
Guy, Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, National Security Solutions @ Northrop Grumman UK
Our focused and flexible Infrastructure Team consists of industry leading practitioners in engineering and systems administration across all specialisms and experience, working with multiple customer sets and system classifications, on both public cloud and on premise.
We work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions to extremely complex problems, providing our team a broad range of experiences from which to develop new skills and learning across the latest Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps toolsets.
Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.
About Our Responsibilities:
Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We'll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.
We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- On-Site Gym
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Four-Day Work Week
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Sabbatical
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
- Profit Sharing
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
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