RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking **Staff DevOps Engineer.**This position can be located in Bellevue, NE or Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What you get to do:

• Create and maintain IaC using Ansible (or comparable tools) to provision and configure cloud resources, containers, and networking components.

• Write automation scripts and playbooks in Python, Go, Bash, or other languages for building images, running SAST scans, and automating repetitive tasks.

• Design, build, and own SDP‑compliant CI/CD pipelines, ensuring they incorporate security checks, automated patching, and governance requirements.

• Maintain CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab) – keep them updated, performant, and integrated with other tooling.

• Develop and evolve build, deployment, and release processes, including versioning, artifact storage, and promotion across environments.

• Develop containers with Podman and orchestrate deployments on Kubernetes (or similar platforms).

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 12 Years with Bachelors in Science from an accredited university; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.; or in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of related experience.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within six months of hire or as determined by the company to meet its business need.

• IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security+ CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.

• At least 7 years of experience with build tools and package managers such as CMake, Make, npm, Maven, pip, dnf, Nu Get, Gradle or MSBuild.

• At least 7 years of experience building software in C, C++, C#, Golang, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python or similar language.

• At least 5 years of experience developing and implementing CI/CD Pipelines.

• At least 5 years of experience using Linux (RHEL preferred) and Microsoft operating systems.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in computer science or related field.

• Experience working as a software engineer and system administrator.

• Experience with the DoD Dev Sec Ops Reference Architecture.

• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash.

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef

• At least 5 years of experience with Static Application Security Testing tools such as Fortify, Coverity, Code Sonar or Sonar Qube.

• At least 3 year of experience with container technologies such as podman, docker or kubernetes.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.