DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 109,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Savings plan

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, MD seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4 to support CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code. The role requires strong Linux, scripting, containerization, and Kubernetes expertise, with eligibility for a U.S.

government Top Secret clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph. The position can be filled at Level 3 or Level 4, with competitive salaries and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s with 3+ years; or PhD with 1+ year.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience with containers, Linux administration, shell scripting, Git, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/Jenkins preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments.
• Monitor system health and maintain infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate with development and security teams to deliver reliable services.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Java

Python

Monitoring (Prometheus)

Networking basics

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Ansible

Prometheus

Keycloak

Kubernetes Helm

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:

Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:

Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:

None

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10% of the Time

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’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4 to augment our team in Linthicum, MD

DevOps Engineers must have an excellent understanding of common system architecture, provisioning, and administration, but also have experience with the traditional developer toolset and practices such as using source control, giving and receiving code reviews, writing unit tests, and familiarity with agile principles. Successful candidates will support daily tasks by managing the CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, monitoring system health, handling infrastructure as code.

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr Principal).

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal DevOps Engineer Level 3: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 1+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Sr Principal DevOps Engineer Level 4: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 4+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
• No Clearance required to start, US Citizenship required
• Strong experience building and running containers
• Strong experience with Linux Administration
• Strong experience with shell scripting
• Experience with git
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (gitlab or Jenkins experience is preferred)
• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience with messaging software (kafka, artemis, etc.)
• Must have an established understanding of the java programming language (Required for support of design, implementation, testing, code reviews, etc.)
• Must have a good understanding of Git (Required for support of releases, patching, pipeline, developer support, etc.)
• Must have a good understanding of Kubernetes/Helm (required for support of deployments, environment support, and IT& D integration, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope poly
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with Java
• Experience with Python
• Experience with system monitoring (E.g. Prometheus or similar)
• Familiarity with computer networking
• Familiarity with access control techniques (RBAC, ABAC, etc.) and software (keycloak)
• Preferred to have experience in maintaining user-facing tools in a cloud environment

Salary

• Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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.

Benefits

• 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.