DevOps Engineering Manager 1

Northrop Grumman • Baltimore, MD

6d • $127,000 - $190,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opportunity for a Manager, DevOps Engineering 1 in Linthicum, Maryland, or Baltimore, Maryland. The position serves as the functional manager for a team of up to eight DevOps engineers supporting software development and delivery programs. Approximately 10% of the role is dedicated to functional management, with the remaining 90% focused on direct technical contributions to DevOps, software integration, automation, and deployment.

The manager oversees employee performance, staffing and workload assignments, career development, mentoring, and training, while fostering an inclusive, accountable, and collaborative work environment. In partnership with program leadership and technical leads, the manager aligns team resources with program priorities, addresses staffing needs, removes organizational impediments, and supports DevSecOps, software integration, and deployment work. The position also communicates organizational direction, ensures adherence to processes and standards, monitors team performance and capacity, and advances workforce capability and delivery effectiveness. Travel is up to 10%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a related technical field and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related technical field and 3 years of related experience.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance; a Secret clearance is required to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access and maintain the required clearance for continued employment.
• Demonstrated previous team leadership.
• Experience with software development lifecycle activities, including software build, integration, test, release, and configuration management.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, source-code management, and software integration and test activities.
• Experience working in Linux-based development, test, integration, or deployment environments.
• Experience identifying technical or program risks, recommending mitigations, tracking defects or operational issues, developing resolutions, and reporting status.

Nice To Haves

• Functional-management experience, including employee performance management, staffing or workload allocation, process leadership, mentoring, and career development.
• Experience with IBM Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest, GitLab, Jenkins, and the Atlassian tool set.
• Experience implementing or supporting DevSecOps practices, including automated testing, automated deployment, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and security scanning.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code or configuration-management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, or equivalent.
• Experience with container technologies and orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or equivalent.
• Experience with code quality, static analysis, and security tools such as SonarQube, vulnerability scanning, or software-composition analysis.
• Experience with software monitoring, logging, alerting, operational support, or incident-response practices.
• Working knowledge of software architecture, open standards, secure software development, and defense-industry engineering practices.
• Demonstrated communication, collaboration, technical leadership, and people-leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage DevOps engineers supporting software development, integration, test, release, and deployment.
• Provide technical and functional insight into CI/CD pipelines, build and release automation, development environments, infrastructure automation, and software integration.
• Partner with software, systems, test, cybersecurity, hardware, and program teams to support priorities and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Guide application of DevSecOps practices, including continuous integration, automated testing, source-code management, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation.
• Remove or escalate impediments affecting delivery commitments, technical execution, or employee effectiveness.
• Track and communicate team progress, delivery status, capacity, risks, metrics, and accomplishments to functional leadership.
• Set employee performance expectations, provide timely feedback, recognize accomplishments, and address performance concerns.
• Conduct performance reviews, support staffing and workload assignments, and guide employee career development.
• Provide technical coaching, DevOps mentoring, and professional-development support.
• Communicate organizational direction, program priorities, and functional expectations to the team.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful, accountable, and collaborative team environment aligned with Northrop Grumman values.
• Travel up to 10%.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager