Top-Secret Cleared DevOps Architect | CI/CD Expert

Northrop Grumman

United States

On-site

USD 114,000 - 171,000

Full time

3 days ago
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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

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