DevOps Engineer - Starfleet (Level 3 OR 4)

Position Overview

At Northrop Grumman, our employees work on revolutionary systems while embracing a pioneering spirit. We are seeking a Principal (Level 3) OR Sr. Principal (Level 4) DevOps Engineer to join our Aurora, Colorado team within the Aurora Software and Electronics/Payloads Department. This role supports the “Starfleet” program—a critical national security mission where agile development meets robust operations, offering opportunities to influence the future of space command and control systems.

Required Qualifications

• Level 3/Principal: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience; or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years experience.
• Level 4/Sr. Principal: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience; or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance at the time of application.
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Experience with automated testing and software development pipelines.
• Experience deploying applications in a containerized environment.
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, Jenkins).
• Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly experienced with Linux scripting and operations.
• Experience with automated software testing and analysis.
• Experience with data management systems and processes.
• Prior polygraph.

Benefits & Perks

• Relocation Assistance: May be available.
• Clearance Requirement: SCI clearance required.
• Travel: 10% travel required.
• Compensation: Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00; Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00.
• Eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and annual bonuses based on individual contributions and company results.
• Opportunity for Long Term Incentives for applicable positions.
• Robust benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.