Sr Principal DevOps Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph 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. The
Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an
experienced Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer (Level 4) to augment our
team. The DevOps engineers must have an excellent understanding of
common system architecture, provisioning, and administration, but
also have experience with the traditional developer toolset and
practices such as using source control, giving and receiving code
reviews, writing unit tests, and familiarity with agile principles.
Successful candidates will support daily tasks by managing the
CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, monitoring system health,
handling infrastructure as code. This position will be based in
Aurora, CO. About our organization: You'll be joining our growing
Aurora Software and Digital Engineering department which has 200
Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database
Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry-level to the
most senior chief engineers and architects. DevOps Engineers
frequently get into informal (example: Subject Matter Expert) and
formal technical leadership roles within their programs, as
applicable and per interest. We have plenty of opportunities for
career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership
positions. Our department is part of a larger organization that
includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well
as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences
cross-program collaboration, professional development and training,
as well as engagement and inclusion activities such as
lunch-n-learns, campus events, and leadership mixers. Basic
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years
of relative experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6
years of relative experience; OR PhD with 4 years of experience; An
additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of
degree. Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope poly required at time
of application Strong experience building and running containers
Strong experience with Linux Administration Strong experience with
shell scripting Experience with git Experience working with CI/CD
pipelines (gitlab or Jenkins experience is preferred) Experience
working with Kubernetes Experience with messaging software (kafka,
artemis, etc.) Preferred Qualifications Experience with Ansible
Experience with Java, python Experience with system monitoring
(E.g. Prometheus or similar) Familiarity with computer networking
Familiarity with access control techniques (RBAC, ABAC, etc.) and
software (keycloak) Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 -
$213,400.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline;
however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when
determining base salary offers such as the scope and
responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience,
education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the
position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift
differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as
well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in
Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term
Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of
benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability
insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off
(PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period
for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.
However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on
business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions
without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age,
veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our
complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit
http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required
for all positions with a government clearance and certain other
restricted positions.
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