Staff DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Aurora, CO

10d • $169,000 - $265,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to support programs focused on rapid capability maturation and deployment. The position may be based in Aurora, Colorado; Morrisville, North Carolina; or Sacramento, California. It requires an active Top Secret clearance and active CI Polygraph at the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access. Travel is not required; relocation assistance may be available.

The engineer will plan and evolve program processes and infrastructure, develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines, and establish standards for building, deploying, provisioning, and monitoring systems. Working within an Agile development team, the role supports end-to-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management, while collaborating with developers, vendors, and IT personnel to resolve issues.

The role also involves monitoring and maintaining installed systems and infrastructure, improving system efficiency through custom scripts, contributing to operational support system design, installing and maintaining operating systems and software, overseeing security and backup strategies, and evaluating application performance to identify and address bottlenecks.

The primary salary range is $169,000 to $265,600. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Active U.S. Government CI Polygraph at application, current and within scope.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12 or more years of relevant experience; master’s degree with 10 or more years; Ph.D. with 8 or more years; or 9 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Current Security+ certification.
• Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems.
• Experience in an Agile software development framework.
• Experience with at least three preferred qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Terraform.
• Kubernetes administration.
• AWS administration.
• Flux.
• Helm.
• DynamoDB.
• NATS configuration.
• Big Bang (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki).
• Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure to support rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Integrate development pipelines using automation, test-driven development tools, and continuous integration and test frameworks.
• Define and implement program standards for builds, deployments, provisioning, and monitoring.
• Ensure implementation of software configuration management, code quality, code coverage, and automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-to-end automation for deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Build and configure delivery environments supporting CI/CD tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
• Create scripts or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Collaborate with development teams to create automated continuous integration and continuous delivery systems.
• Work with vendors and IT personnel to resolve problems.
• Monitor and support installed systems and infrastructure.
• Develop custom scripts to improve system efficiency and reduce human intervention.
• Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
• Oversee security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with developers.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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