[Hiring] Principal Teamcenter Deployment Admin / Container Platform Engineer @Northrop Grumman

Role Description

At 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.

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.

The selected candidate will act as Teamcenter Deployment Admin / Container Platform Engineer supporting PLM (Teamcenter) platform deployment and administration, with a strong focus on modern software delivery using containerization and Kubernetes/OpenShift.

This position will be virtual/remote and can be performed anywhere within the continental United States. Teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and deploy Teamcenter/PLM environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and environment lifecycle management (Dev/Test/Prod).
• Build and maintain containerized deployment patterns (e.g., Docker/OCI images), and support runtime operations on Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment activities.
• Operate and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux-based infrastructure supporting PLM deployments (system services, storage, networking fundamentals, automation).
• Implement operational best practices (monitoring, logging, backup/restore coordination, incident triage, performance tuning, documentation).

Qualifications

• 5 Years of relevant experience with a Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with a Masters; 1 Year with a PhD.
• Experience administering and deploying Teamcenter (PLM) environments.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration in a deployment/operations context.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes and/or Red Hat OpenShift.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for software delivery (build/release/deploy automation).
• Experience with containerization concepts and workflows (building images, registries, runtime configuration).

Requirements

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience implementing GitOps-style deployments (e.g., ArgoCD) and/or Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Experience with security scanning and hardening of containerized workloads and deployment pipelines.
• Experience supporting regulated or security-focused environments and change-controlled production deployments.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Phenomenal learning opportunities.
• Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
• Friendly team environment.
• Exceptional benefits/healthcare.
• 9/80 work schedule.
• Great 401k matching program.

Company Description

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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.