DevSecOps Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Boulder, CO, seeks a Principal DevSecOps Engineer – Level 3/4 to design, automate, and secure enterprise CI/CD pipelines in an on‑premises environment. You will implement SCM, code quality, and automated testing, integrating SonarQube, Fortify, and Anchore into builds, with focus on CMake and Conan ecosystems.

The position is on‑site in Boulder and requires US citizenship and a Secret clearance; salary ranges reflect seniority with opportunities for leadership and advancement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and related work experience, or advanced degrees with experience.
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of build automation and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline automation to support deployment and modernization of on-premises infrastructure.
• Integrate development pipelines using automation and understand impact of CMake/Conan.
• Develop test-driven tools to replace manual processes in CI/CD.
• Manage container orchestration standards (Kubernetes/OpenShift/Rancher)
• Incorporate security scanning tools into CI/CD (SonarQube/Fortify/Anchore).
• Create IaC scripts to automate provisioning and management tasks.

Skills

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Education

STEM degree

Tools

CMake

Conan

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.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Principal/Sr. Principal DevSecOps Engineer – Level 3 or 4 with a passion for developing, automating, and securing creative solutions in an enterprise, on-premises environment. You will be responsible for system analysis, as well as designing, developing, building, testing, implementing, and maintaining various systems to meet functional objectives of the business. In this role, you will ensure the implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage. You will implement provisioning and deployment techniques via packaging and containerization, manage enterprise container orchestration, and implement automated testing and security scanning for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. You will bring a strong understanding of developer ecosystems using CMake and Conan, as these tools directly influence our automation development strategies.

The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO.

Primary Responsibilities

• Pipeline & Process Automation: Contribute to the planning and evolution of processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting capability maturation, deployment, and on-premises infrastructure modernization.
• Developer Ecosystem Integration: Integrate development pipelines using automation, ensuring a solid understanding of how CMake and Conan impact build automation, dependency management, configuration management, and the overall integrity of deployed builds.
• CI/CD Integration: Develop test-driven development tools to replace manual legacy processes wherever possible.
• Container Orchestration Management: Help define, implement, and maintain enterprise container orchestration standards using platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Rancher.
• Security Integration (DevSecOps): Integrate automated code quality and security scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Fortify, Anchore) directly into CI/CD pipelines to ensure compliant and secure delivery.
• Environment Provisioning: Lead the building and configuration of delivery environments supporting CI/CD tools. Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scripts and/or templates to automate provisioning and management tasks.
• System Efficiency: Develop custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
• System Design: Design information and operational support systems tailored for highly secure, air-gapped, or on-premises deployments.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal DevSecOps Engineer – Level 3 or a Principal Systems Engineer – Level 3 or a Sr. Principal DevSecOps Engineer – Level 4.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal DevSecOps Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master’s Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD and 1 year of related work experience.
• Sr. Principal DevSecOps Engineer (Level 4): Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience; a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; or a PhD with 4 years of related experience.
• U.S. Citizenship: All applicants must have current U.S. Citizenship.
• Security Clearance: Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
• Technical Expertise: Comprehensive technical experience with a variety of DevSecOps tools including Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible, and Git/Version Control Software.
• Build Ecosystem Knowledge: Solid understanding of how CMake and Conan are utilized in development and how they impact pipeline and build automation development.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to express technical information clearly across different organizational levels.
• Agile Frameworks: Solid experience working within Agile processes and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pipeline Infrastructure: Hands-on experience proactively creating automation using Jenkins Shared Libraries to enable quicker builds for app and development teams.
• Advanced Orchestration: Experience identifying automation needs and deploying CI/CD solutions utilizing Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Rancher container orchestration platforms.
• On-Premises Infrastructure & Security: Experience creating and implementing automated infrastructure solutions to address strict air-gapped or on-premises infrastructure and security requirements.
• Security Tooling: Experience implementing and managing code coverage and vulnerability scanning tools like SonarQube, Fortify, or Anchore.
• Leadership Experience: Successful experience leading a team of DevOps Engineers and/or System Administrators.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.