DevOps Engineer Level 2/3 (AHT)

0891 DS - Advanced Weapons - Northridge; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a DevOps Engineer Level 2/3 to design end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for missile program codebases, integrating with Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, and the Atlassian suite. On-site in Northridge, CA, you will drive secure, scalable pipeline solutions across development streams.

The role emphasizes embedded software with RTOS like VxWorks and real-time constraints, plus collaboration across distributed teams to standardize processes and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Computer/Electrical Engineering or STEM field with 2 years of experience; or Master’s with 0 years of experience.
• Embedded systems experience with micro-controllers, DSPs, FPGAs, and RTOS such as VxWorks/FreeRTOS/QNX in Windows or Linux.
• Experience with Containers and Orchestration (Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube).
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for missile program codebases, integrating with Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, and Atlassian suite.
• Develop and maintain pipeline automation scripts and build configurations (CMake, Visual Studio) to support CI, testing, and delivery of embedded software.
• Implement static analysis, code quality gates, and vulnerability scanning within the pipeline to enforce secure coding practices across C++, Python, and RTOS projects.
• Collaborate with embedded software engineers to tailor build/test processes for real-time, safety-critical applications.
• Coordinate across networks/sites, standardizing pipeline configurations and ensuring security posture across teams.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of pipeline architecture, build processes, security controls, and compliance evidence.

Skills

Embedded systems

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

Nexus

SonarQube

Atlassian tools

Container orchestration

Kubernetes

VxWorks/RTOS

C/C++

Python

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or STEM

Master’s degree (optional) in related field

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Confluence

Jenkins

Nexus

SonarQube

Podman/Kubernetes

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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 - 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. Northrop Grumman has an opening for a DevOps Engineer Level 2/3 - to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighters.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have an active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

The DevOps Engineer will define, design, and develop the end‑to‑end CI/CD pipeline architecture for Missile Programs within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit. In this position, you will craft secure, scalable pipeline solutions, drive implementation across multiple development streams, and continuously improve automation, testing, and deployment practices. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in DevSecOps tools and processes together with hands‑on experience in embedded software development, understanding the unique constraints of real‑time and safety‑critical code.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines for missile program codebases, developing and integrating with tools such as Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, and the Atlassian (Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence) suite.
• Develop and maintain pipeline automation scripts and build configurations (CMake, Visual Studio, custom build scripts) to support continuous integration, testing, and delivery of embedded software.
• Implement static analysis, code quality gates, and vulnerability scanning within the pipeline using SonarQube and other tooling to enforce secure coding practices across C++, Python, and VxWorks projects.
• Collaborate with embedded software engineers to tailor build and test processes for real‑time, safety‑critical applications, handling cross‑compilation, hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, and simulation environments.
• Coordinate across multiple networks and sites, standardizing pipeline configurations, ensuring consistent security posture, and facilitating seamless integration of code and artifacts across geographically dispersed teams.
• Maintain up‑to‑date documentation of pipeline architecture, build processes, security controls, and compliance evidence to support audits and accreditation activities.

Basic qualifications for a DevOps Engineer 2 (T02)

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a STEM related field with 2 years of experience; or Master’s with 0 years of experience.
• Embedded systems experience with micro‑controllers, DSPs, FPGAs, and real‑time operating systems (RTOS) such as VxWorks, FreeRTOS, or QNX in Windows or Linux environments.
• Experience with Containers and Orchestration (Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, and SonarQube).
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

Basic qualifications for a Principal DevOps Engineer 3 (T03)

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a STEM related field with 5 years of embedded software/hardware development, preferably on safety‑critical or defense platform; or Master’s with 3 years of the same experience.
• Embedded systems experience with micro‑controllers, DSPs, FPGAs, and real‑time operating systems (RTOS) such as VxWorks, FreeRTOS, or QNX in Windows or Linux environments.
• Experience with Containers and Orchestration (Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, and SonarQube).
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: C/C++, Flight Software, CI/CD, Software Factory.
• Demonstrated experience as a technical leader setting direction and establishing tasking assignments for teams of 10+ Engineers.
• CISSP, CISM, or Security+ Certification.
• Ability to identify needs for automation, designing and implementing of CI/CD solutions.
• Software testing experience.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills.

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

The 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

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

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work.

Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.