DevOps Engineer — TS/CI Poly Clearance, Relocation

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 88,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO is seeking a DevOps or Principal DevOps Engineer to join our agile team. You will drive automated CI/CD pipelines, define deployment standards, and collaborate across software, systems, and security disciplines.

The role requires a TS clearance with SCI access, Kubernetes experience using Helm charts, and strong Linux skills, delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure for mission-critical programs.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI access.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience; Master’s with 0 years.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s with 3 years for Level 3.
• Experience with software integration and testing.
• Experience deploying services in Kubernetes using Helm Charts.
• Strong Linux skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Integrate development pipelines with automation, tests, and CI/CD frameworks.
• Define build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for the program.
• Ensure SCM, code quality, and code coverage with automated tests in CI/CD pipelines.
• Work in an Agile team to automate deployment, monitoring, and infra management.
• Create scripts and templates to automate provisioning and management tasks.
• Collaborate with development teams to automate CI/CD systems.
• Coordinate with vendors and IT for problem resolution.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Helm Charts

Kafka

Nifi

Confluent

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO is seeking a DevOps or Principal DevOps Engineer to join our agile team. You will drive automated CI/CD pipelines, define deployment standards, and collaborate across software, systems, and security disciplines.

The role requires a TS clearance with SCI access, Kubernetes experience using Helm charts, and strong Linux skills, delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure for mission-critical programs.