Principal CI/CD Engineer | DevSecOps | Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration seeks a Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engr to design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines across multiple software releases in classified environments. The role requires active Secret clearance, 8140 certification, and willingness to travel.

The engineer will collaborate with multiple ARTs, implement DevSecOps practices, and automate deployment workflows using Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence on Linux platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field; 5+ years experience; or Master’s with 3+ years; or 9 years’ experience in lieu of degree.
• Active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND).
• Current in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance required to start.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs.
• Experience working in classified environments to implement and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication skills to present status to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience with CI/CD in classified development environments.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling.
• Experience with Linux shell scripting and Ansible playbooks.
• Experience with SE Linux and Red Hat repositories.
• Experience in an Agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a standardized CI/CD pipeline for all Product Teams in RA ART.
• Collaborate with RA ART, Cyber, and Platforms ARTs to meet security and performance requirements.
• Integrate core DevSecOps tools to support automated build, test, and deployment in classified environments.
• Administer Linux-based system operations and security controls for CI/CD infrastructure.
• Develop Linux shell scripts and Ansible playbooks to automate provisioning and monitoring.
• Manage SE Linux and Red Hat repositories for secure builds and deployments.
• Work with system admins, IT, and security to troubleshoot and improve pipeline performance.
• Present regular status updates on pipeline health and risks to RA leadership.
• Support Agile development practices within RA ART and CI/CD/DevSecOps improvements.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps

Git

Nexus

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

Linux shell scripting

Ansible

SE Linux

Red Hat

Agile

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/DevOps/Math/Physics or related field

Master's Degree in related field with 3+ years of experience

9+ years of relevant work experience alternative to degree

Tools

Git

Nexus

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration seeks a Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engr to design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines across multiple software releases in classified environments. The role requires active Secret clearance, 8140 certification, and willingness to travel.

The engineer will collaborate with multiple ARTs, implement DevSecOps practices, and automate deployment workflows using Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence on Linux platforms.