Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer; Top Secret Space Systems; El Segundo
Listed on 2026-02-07
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 enabled us to be 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 look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
We have an opening for a Dev Ops Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be in El Segundo, CA . This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment, so onsite work is required.
Job Responsibilities
In this role you will:
Automate cloud native technologies, deploy applications, and provision critical infrastructure
Work with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology
Work within the Open Stack cloud ecosystem to configure and deploy optimized infrastructure
Ensure monitoring and health of the resources deployed via Nagios or other enterprise management solutions
Support TIMs, input into the infrastructure portion of a Ground ICD
Provide hands-on support to install Mission Unique Software on vendor’s network(s)
Document procedures used during deployment cycles
Experience with operational monitoring tools
Work with the fellow Dev Ops team and play a mentoring role to cross-train and grow technical talent across Dev Ops team and assist in troubleshooting tasks
Implement clean and maintainable infrastructure-as-code that adheres to industry best practices, terraform
To be successful in this role you should have:
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities
Proven troubleshooting skills and willingness to take on unfamiliar challenges
3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, & Ansible
3+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
3+ years of experience in Python
1+ years of experience with Open Stack management
3+ years of experience with Docker containerization, Kubernetes (K8s) preferred
3+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or Git Lab
3+ years creating, executing, and troubleshooting complex, automated processes used to configure servers and/or deploy code
In this role, you will support High-Side Dev Ops team members and will be a technical lead for this team.
Basic Qualifications
Principal Dev Ops Engineer
Bachelor’s degree (STEM field preferred, ideally Computer Science or Engineering) and 5 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 3 years: or 1 year [outside of internships/graduate research/etc.] w/ a PhD). Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
3+ year(s) of Dev Ops or software development experience
3+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
Adjacent technologies may be considered (AWS, Virtualization)
U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application
Sr. Principal Dev Ops Engineer
Bachelor’s degree (STEM field preferred, ideally Computer Science or Engineering), and 9 years of experience; OR a master’s degree and 7 years: OR a PhD and 4 years. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
5+ year(s) of Dev Ops or software development experience
5+ years in a technical leadership role managing technical objectives and Jira metrics reporting
Adjacent technologies may be considered (AWS, Virtualization)
U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top-Secret clearance at time of application
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