DevOps Engineer – Level 2 or 3

Relocation Assistance, Clearance & Travel

• Relocation assistance: May be available
• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Clearance type: Top Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

About Northrop Grumman

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 placed us 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 seek people with bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces, invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history—they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a DevOps Engineer – Level 2 or 3 supporting a team located in Dulles, VA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

Work Environment

• Primarily performed in a SCIF environment
• 100% onsite (no telecommute)
• 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)

Job Responsibilities

• Be part of the enabling technology that puts satellites and spacecraft into space, advancing the Space Protection Mission
• Elevate program software using automation frameworks
• Learn cutting‑edge technologies that fully leverage a cloud environment
• Locate and remediate problems in code, testing, and deployment
• Use tools such as Jenkins and Ansible to set up automation steps that fast‑track code from development through testing to deployment
• Automate cloud‑native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
• Work with microservices and distributed application architecture (containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology)
• Produce applications spanning languages and toolsets including Python, PostgreSQL, Ansible, cloud infrastructure provisioning, PKI, and static code analysis

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications (must have / required to be considered)

General Requirement

• Active/current U.S. Government DoD Top‑Secret (TS) security clearance at time of application, with ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) approval/access within a reasonable period

Level 2

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of relevant experience or
  • An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a completed Bachelor’s
• Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience
• 2+ years of DevOps experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
• Experience working in Windows and Linux at the command‑line interface
• Experience with PowerShell and Bash scripting
• Current Security+, CISSP, or other certification that meets DoD 8140 IAT Level II or Level III

Level 3 (Principal level)

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience or
  • An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a completed Bachelor’s
• Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience
• PhD with 1 year of relevant experience
• 5+ years of DevOps experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
• Experience working in Windows and Linux at the command‑line interface
• Experience with PowerShell and Bash scripting
• Current Security+, CISSP, or other certification that meets DoD 8140 IAT Level II or Level III

Preferred Qualifications (not required, but nice to have)

• TS with current/active SCI
• Favorably adjudicated CI or FS polygraph
• STEM degree
• AWS experience

Salary Range

• Primary Level: $91,800 – $137,600
• Secondary Level: $114,000 – $171,000

The above ranges are general guidelines. Northrop Grumman considers factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions when determining base salary offers.

Benefits & Total Rewards

• Comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life
• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and annual bonuses rewarding individual contributions
• Long‑Term Incentives for Vice President or Director positions

Application Details

• Application period is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date (may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability)

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 the 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.

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