Senior Principal Automation Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; 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 in Colorado Springs seeks a Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Automation Engr to architect, implement, and maintain automated test solutions and CI/CD pipelines across Windows and Linux, supporting the C2BMC program. The role requires DoD compliance, security clearances, and strong scripting and automation skills.

The position is on-site in Colorado Springs with no remote option, and includes collaboration with IA officers, software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field; 8 years of experience, or Master’s with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Current 8140 cert at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at time of application; must maintain certification.
• Active Government-issued Secret clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop automated test scripts, frameworks, and libraries for end-to-end C2BMC scenarios on Windows and Linux.
• Design CI/CD pipelines integrating builds, test execution, and reporting (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Own end-to-end delivery of automation features from requirements through deployment.
• Execute and monitor automated test suites, analyze results, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure IA compliance and implement DoD 8570 requirements; produce clear technical docs.

Skills

Python scripting

PowerShell

Bash scripting

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree preferred

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration in Colorado Springs seeks a Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Automation Engr to architect, implement, and maintain automated test solutions and CI/CD pipelines across Windows and Linux, supporting the C2BMC program. The role requires DoD compliance, security clearances, and strong scripting and automation skills.

The position is on-site in Colorado Springs with no remote option, and includes collaboration with IA officers, software