Secret-Cleared DevOps Engineer — Embedded CI/CD

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Northridge, CA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for missile programs and embedded software. You’ll implement secure build pipelines, cross-code integration, and testing across multiple streams.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance, experience with VxWorks/Linux RTOS, and cloud/ container technologies. On-site work is required with a focus on automation and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or STEM field with 2 years of experience; or Master’s with 0 years of experience.
• Embedded systems experience with micro-controllers, DSPs, FPGAs, and RTOS such as VxWorks/FreeRTOS/QNX in Windows or Linux.
• Experience with Containers and Orchestration (Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, and SonarQube).
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Active US Government DoD Secret clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for missile program codebases, developing and integrating with tools such as Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, and the Atlassian suite.
• Develop and maintain pipeline automation scripts and build configurations (CMake, Visual Studio, custom build scripts) to support continuous integration, testing, and delivery of embedded software.
• Implement static analysis, code quality gates, and vulnerability scanning within the pipeline using SonarQube and other tooling to enforce secure coding practices across C++, Python, and VxWorks projects.
• Collaborate with embedded software engineers to tailor build and test processes for real-time, safety-critical applications, handling cross-compilation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and simulation environments.
• Coordinate across multiple networks and sites, standardizing pipeline configurations, ensuring consistent security posture, and facilitating seamless integration of code and artifacts across geographically dispersed teams.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of pipeline architecture, build processes, security controls, and compliance evidence to support audits and accreditation activities.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Embedded systems

VxWorks

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Nexus

SonarQube

C/C++

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer/Electrical/ STEM +2 years

Master’s +0 years

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Confluence

Jenkins

Nexus

SonarQube

CMake

Visual Studio

Podman

Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Northridge, CA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for missile programs and embedded software. You’ll implement secure build pipelines, cross-code integration, and testing across multiple streams.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance, experience with VxWorks/Linux RTOS, and cloud/ container technologies. On-site work is required with a focus on automation and security.