Northrop Grumman Space Systems is looking for a DevOps Engineer - Level 2 to augment our team. This position can be based in Aurora, CO or Morrisville, NC
Primary Responsibilities:
Responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.
Define and implement the build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for the program.
Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework.
Build and configure delivery environments supporting CD/CI tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
Create scripts and/or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
Work closely with development teams to create an automated continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) system.
Work together with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
Monitor and support all installed systems and infrastructure.
Develop custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
Oversee the company’s security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.
Basic Qualifications:
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Must have an active U.S. Government CI Polygraph at time of application, current and within scope.
Bachelor’s degree with 2 + years of relevant experience; 0 years with a Master's
Security+, not needed to start, but must be able to obtain within 6 months
Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems.
Experience in an Agile software development framework
Experience with at least 3 of the preferred qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Security+
Terraform
Kubernetes administration
AWS administration
Flux
Helm
DynamoDB
NATS configuration
Big Bang (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)
Jenkins/GitLab/Bamboo
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and CI Polygraph at time of application
- Bachelor's degree with 2+ years relevant experience (or Master's with 0 years)
- Ability to obtain Security+ within 6 months
- Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems
- Experience in an Agile software development framework
- Experience with at least 3 of the preferred qualifications (listed below)
- Terraform
- Kubernetes administration
- AWS administration
- Flux
- Helm
- DynamoDB
- NATS configuration
- Big Bang (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)
- Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.







