Secret AWS Landing Zone Engineer – On-Site

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Computer Systems Analyst – Cloud Platform / Landing Zone Engineer (AWS) to drive automated, secure cloud infrastructure for classified workloads.

You will mentor teams, design scalable multi‑account environments, and guide transitions from on‑prem to cloud-native operations at scale. The role requires advanced AWS expertise, strong scripting and IaC skills, and a DoD‑level security mindset.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree with 6 years IT experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 8 years IT experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 10 years IT experience is required.
• Candidate must obtain U.S. Government Secret clearance or be able to obtain within six months.
• Experience with Linux/Windows in DoD/classified environments and cloud integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Sr. Principal Computer Systems Analyst for AWS cloud platform in classified environments.
• Develop and maintain IaC templates and automation pipelines.
• Ensure ATO compliance, security controls, and documentation across multi-account environments.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Platform

IaC

Security Compliance

CI/CD

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Tools

Ansible

Bash/Python scripting

Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Computer Systems Analyst – Cloud Platform / Landing Zone Engineer (AWS) to drive automated, secure cloud infrastructure for classified workloads.

You will mentor teams, design scalable multi‑account environments, and guide transitions from on‑prem to cloud-native operations at scale. The role requires advanced AWS expertise, strong scripting and IaC skills, and a DoD‑level security mindset.