Top-Secret Cleared DevOps Architect | CI/CD Expert

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Principal DevOps Engineer to advance automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure management across projects. Based in the United States (Aurora, CO or Morrisville, NC), the role requires a TS clearance, CI/CD expertise, and hands-on experience with Linux systems and Agile software development.

Relocation assistance may be available and travel is expected. The position offers a competitive salary range and benefits, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance required at time of application, with SCI eligibility within scope.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience (or Master's with 3+ years).
• Experience administering Linux or related OS; Agile software development experience.
• Experience with at least 3 of the listed tools/qualifications.
• Strong automation scripting and CI/CD knowledge.
• Familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, and AWS environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure to support rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Integrate development pipelines with automated testing and CI/CD frameworks.
• Define build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for programs.
• Ensure SCM, code quality, and code coverage with automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Agile teams to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.

Skills

Active TS clearance

CI/CD experience

Agile software development

Linux administration

Automation scripting

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS administration

Jenkins/GitLab/Bamboo

Security+

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Flux

Helm

DynamoDB

NATS

Grafana/Prometheus/Loki

Jenkins

GitLab

Bamboo

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Principal DevOps Engineer to advance automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure management across projects. Based in the United States (Aurora, CO or Morrisville, NC), the role requires a TS clearance, CI/CD expertise, and hands-on experience with Linux systems and Agile software development.

Relocation assistance may be available and travel is expected. The position offers a competitive salary range and benefits, with opportunities to influence