Principal Software Engineer – SW CI​/CD Engr

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engr (26-425) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

The C2

BMC program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that allows leadership to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2

BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities across all ranges and flight phases, serving as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations—both globally and regionally. It is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate current and future missile defense capabilities.

Within this mission, the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (RA ART) of the C2

BMC National Team (C2

BMC NT) delivers critical software capabilities across multiple product teams and development sites. We are seeking a SW CI/CD Engineer to drive standardization, automation, and security across our software delivery pipelines, enabling rapid, reliable, and secure delivery of capabilities to the warfighter.

As a member of the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (RA ART), the selected candidate will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and evolving a standardized CI/CD pipeline to support multiple product teams across two development sites.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and maintain a standardized CI/CD pipeline for use by all Product Teams within the RA ART, ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability across multiple software releases and build versions

• Work across the RA ART and closely with the Cyber and Platforms ARTs to ensure that CI/CD tools, integrations, and configurations meet security, compliance, and performance requirements

• Integrate and manage core Dev Sec Ops tools (e.g.,
  Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
  ) to support automated build, test, integration, and deployment workflows in classified environments

• Implement and support Linux-based system administration and system security controls required for CI/CD infrastructure
  , including hardening, patching, and compliance with program security requirements

• Develop and maintain Linux shell scripts and Ansible playbooks to automate configuration, provisioning,…