DevOps Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Position Overview

At Northrop Grumman, our innovative culture and pioneering spirit are at the forefront of revolutionary systems that impact lives around the world. The Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Software DevOps Engineer (Level 3/4) to support an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) group. This role, located in either Colorado Springs, CO or Boulder, CO, offers an opportunity to work collaboratively and implement cutting‐edge DevOps solutions across our advanced projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate to understand system requirements and design effective DevOps solutions.
• Utilize tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Gherkin, Cucumber, and Docker to streamline software development and delivery.
• Deploy and manage applications in containerized environments.
• Support development pipelines, automated testing, and continuous integration/delivery processes.

Required Qualifications

• For Level 3: Bachelor's in a STEM field with 5 years of experience, or Master’s with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year;
  for Level 4: Bachelor's with 8 years, or Master’s with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Must have a current, active DoD-issued Secret security clearance.
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
• Proven experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with automated testing, software pipelines/CI/CD, and tools such as Atlassian suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.
• Competence with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber.
• Solid Unix/Linux operating system experience.
• Ability to support an in-person/closed-area work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations.
• Experience implementing complex mathematical algorithms in code.
• Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis.
• Familiarity with battle management and/or fire control systems.
• Experience in a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
• Advanced degree in Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: For Level 3 – Colorado Springs: $103,600 - $155,400; Boulder: $114,000 - $171,000. For Level 4 – Colorado Springs: $129,300 - $193,900; Boulder: $142,200 - $213,400. Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $213,400.00.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and annual bonuses.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.