Mission-Critical DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI) - Onsite

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site role

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a DevOps Engineer at Level 3 or 4 for an onsite role in Dulles, VA. You will design and operate automated CI/CD pipelines, apply infrastructure-as-code practices, and collaborate with satellite and ground systems teams to ensure mission-critical reliability.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and leadership experience, with a focus on Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and OpenStack in secure aerospace environments. This is a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of professional experience OR Master's with 3+ years OR PhD with 1+ year; equivalent experience considered.
• Requires TS/SCI clearance at time of application.
• 3+ years of DevOps experience.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with Jira metrics reporting.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform & Ansible.
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s).

Responsibilities

• Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure.
• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture (containers, Kubernetes, serverless).
• Configure and deploy optimized infrastructure in OpenStack cloud ecosystems.
• Ensure monitoring and health of resources deployed via enterprise tools.
• Document deployment procedures and troubleshooting steps.
• Mentor cross-training within the DevOps team and support staff growth.

Skills

DevOps

Technical leadership

Jira metrics reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

OpenStack

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a DevOps Engineer at Level 3 or 4 for an onsite role in Dulles, VA. You will design and operate automated CI/CD pipelines, apply infrastructure-as-code practices, and collaborate with satellite and ground systems teams to ensure mission-critical reliability.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and leadership experience, with a focus on Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and OpenStack in secure aerospace environments. This is a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.