DevOps Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a DevOps Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join the El Segundo team onsite. You will design and operate automated CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and manage Kubernetes-based deployments for mission-critical software in a SCIF.

You will collaborate with software and operations teams to ensure high availability, security, and real-time telemetry, while mentoring junior engineers and adhering to aerospace standards.

Qualifications

• Requires Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application.
• 5+ years of DevOps experience for Level 4; 3+ years for Level 3.
• Experience with IaC, Terraform & Ansible; Jira metrics reporting.

Responsibilities

• Automate cloud native technologies and deploy infrastructure.
• Work with microservices, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless tech.
• Configure OpenStack cloud environments and optimize deployment.
• Ensure monitoring and health of resources (Nagios or equivalents).
• Document procedures used during deployment cycles; mentor team.

Skills

DevOps

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SCITRAVEL: 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a DevOps Engineer - Level 3 or 4 located in El Segundo 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.

A DevOps engineer in Northrop Grumman's Space Systems division enables rapid, reliable delivery of mission‑critical software that powers satellites, ground stations, and launch‑vehicle controls. They design and operate secure, automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code on hardened cloud and on‑premise environments, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards, stringent safety requirements, and real‑time telemetry monitoring. By bridging software development with orbital‑operations teams, they help maintain the high availability and performance needed for successful space missions.

This role will primarily be performed in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) environment. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology
• Work within the OpenStack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure
• Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via Nagios or other enterprise management solutions
• Document procedures used during deployment cycles
• Experience with operational monitoring tools
• Work with the fellow DevOps team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across DevOps team and assist in troubleshooting tasks
• Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform
• Other duties as assigned

This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.

Basic Qualifications for Level 3 :

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance [ TS/SCI ] at time of application , current and within scope
• 3+ years of DevOps experience
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives
• Experience in Jira metrics reporting
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s)

Basic Qualifications for Level 4 :

• 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. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance [ TS/SCI ] at time of application , current and within scope
• 5+ years of DevOps experience
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives
• Experience in Jira metrics reporting
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s)

Preferred Qualifications:

• STEM degree
• Experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
• Experience in Python
• Experience with OpenStack management
• Docker containerization
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab
• Experience creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code
• Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space