Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer
Northrop Grumman8 days ago
San Antonio, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Implement, troubleshoot, sustain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines.
- Support development, integration, deployment, and sustainment across the software lifecycle.
- Apply cybersecurity practices, including secure configuration, hardening, and vulnerability mitigation.
- Operate and support containerized application environments using Kubernetes and/or Docker.
- Administer Linux and Windows systems supporting mission and operational workloads.
- Provide operational support, issue resolution, user-facing sustainment, and field-support functions.
- Partner with software engineers, cyber operators, system administrators, platform teams, and mission stakeholders.
- Support build automation, release workflows, integration testing, and mission application delivery.
- Communicate status, risks, and blockers across geographically dispersed teams.
Requirements
- Principal level requires a high school diploma and 9 years, a bachelor’s degree and 5 years, or a master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
- Sr. Principal level requires a high school diploma and 12 years, a bachelor’s degree and 8 years, or a master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active TS/SCI clearance is required.
- Current Security+ certification or an equivalent certification meeting DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II requirements is required.
- Experience in cybersecurity, software development, operational support, technical operations, deployment, sustainment, or troubleshooting is required.
- Preferred experience includes DevOps/DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Windows, networking, distributed-system troubleshooting, fielded capabilities, and operational technical support.
- Preferred scripting and automation experience includes Bash, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
- Experience working in Agile environments and coordinating across software, operations, and mission stakeholders is preferred.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- The role is 100% onsite in San Antonio, Texas, with travel required 10% of the time.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).