On-Prem DevOps Engineer — Top Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a DevOps Engineer at Level 2 or 3 to support on‑prem mission systems from Fairfax, VA, with work based in Aurora, CO. The role emphasizes reliability, security, and continuous improvement of current environments while leveraging existing architectures and standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, NiFi, and Kubernetes, plus monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus, incident response, and applying security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM field or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in DevOps, site reliability, or systems engineering.
• Experience maintaining GitLab CI/CD in an on‑prem environment.
• Experience administering Nexus repositories.
• Experience supporting Apache NiFi infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of on‑prem Kubernetes operations.
• Experience with Grafana and Prometheus in on‑prem context.
• Proficiency with Linux systems administration and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Familiarity with security, configuration control, and auditing in classified environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across multiple services.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain existing GitLab CI/CD infrastructure including patching and permissions.
• Administer Nexus artifact repositories including patching, backups, and access management.
• Maintain Apache NiFi infrastructure including patching and performance tuning.
• Support installation and day‑to‑day operations of on‑prem Kubernetes clusters.
• Maintain and extend monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus for on‑prem infrastructure.
• Implement incremental improvements to DevOps tooling and workflows with security in mind.
• Perform incident response and problem resolution for build, deployment, and runtime issues.
• Apply security and compliance controls across the DevOps toolchain.
• Follow change management processes and update runbooks and documentation.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to implement improvements.

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a DevOps Engineer at Level 2 or 3 to support on‑prem mission systems from Fairfax, VA, with work based in Aurora, CO. The role emphasizes reliability, security, and continuous improvement of current environments while leveraging existing architectures and standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, NiFi, and Kubernetes, plus monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus, incident response, and applying security controls.