Posted 1 day ago
Secret
$129,300 - $193,900
Unspecified
Huntsville, AL (On-Site/Office)
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems-Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Principal Engineer DevOps - DevSecOps Engineer (26-002) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or 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.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, monitor the battle collectively, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate current and future missile defense system capabilities.
The appropriate measure for this level of position is applying extensive expertise and solving complex problems that require frequent use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed with minimal direction and is reviewed for desired results over a relatively long time frame. Erroneous decisions would typically fail to achieve primary organizational objectives. May function in project leadership roles and represent the organization as the prime customer contact on significant technical matters related to contracts.
Essential Functions:
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that fosters your growth, supporting both employees and the company's success. The benefits available at Northrop Grumman are flexible and customizable, allowing you to select options that best meet your needs and those of your family. Your benefits will include the following:
• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements
https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx
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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:
Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00
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.
CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems-Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Principal Engineer DevOps - DevSecOps Engineer (26-002) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or 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.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, monitor the battle collectively, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate current and future missile defense system capabilities.
The appropriate measure for this level of position is applying extensive expertise and solving complex problems that require frequent use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed with minimal direction and is reviewed for desired results over a relatively long time frame. Erroneous decisions would typically fail to achieve primary organizational objectives. May function in project leadership roles and represent the organization as the prime customer contact on significant technical matters related to contracts.
Essential Functions:
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Development
- Design, write, and maintain IaC templates for Windows and Linux platforms using: Ansible, Packer, Python, and other scripting languages
- Ensure all code is version-controlled, reviewed, and compliant with C2BMC's security standards
- Fully automated Software Stack
- Build and operate an end-to-end automation pipeline that provisions, hardens, and configures systems for the C2BMC program
- Integrate automated testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance verification into the stack
- STIG Baseline Hardening Automation
- Develop reusable Ansible playbooks and custom scripts that automatically apply the DoD STIG and baseline to C2BMC systems
- Track and remediate any compliance drift on an ongoing basis
- Configuration-Management Baseline
- Establish a single source of truth for all configuration data (inventory, variables, and secrets) that feeds Ansible automation
- Implement secure secret management (Vault, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, etc.) and enforce idempotent deployments
- Tooling & Technology refresh
- Evaluate, prototype, and stand up new tools, containers, and services to keep C2BMC ahead of emerging technological trends
- Provide documentation, training, and knowledge transfer for any new capabilities introduced to the team
- 3-5 years of hands-on DevSecOps/DevOps experience in a high-security, mission-critical environment
- Proven ability to write clean, maintainable code and familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Deep knowledge of Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) and/or Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) administration, including hardening and patch management
- Direct experience implementing security baselines (STIG, CIS, NIST), vulnerability remediation, or hardening automation
- Basic network fundamentals, including an understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and basic network troubleshooting
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master's degree ( preferred ) in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or PhD in a related discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience
- Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+, CCNA, JNCIA, CISSP, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period
- Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
- Ansible - Advanced proficiency in playbook development, role creation, inventory management, and the Ansible Automation Platform
- Containerization - Strong experience building, packaging, and deploying containerized applications (Docker, Podman) and orchestrating them with Kubernetes or OpenShift
- Scripting Languages - Expert-level scripting in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell for automation, data manipulation, and API integration
- CI/CD Platforms - Hands-on with GitLab and CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) to design pipelines that include unit tests, security scans, and automated deployments
- Version Control Collaboration - Mastery of Git & workflows, pull-request reviews, branching strategies, and code-ownership practices
- Infrastructure-as-Code Tools - Proficiency with Terraform/Packer for platform-agnostic resource provisioning
- Monitoring & Observability - Experience configuring telemetry (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stacks, Splunk) and alerting in automated environments
- Secret & Credential Management - Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or equivalent
- Compliance Automation - Ability to script and integrate compliance checks (OpenSCAP, InSpec, Chef InSpec) into the deployment pipeline
- Problem-Solving & Incident Response - Comfortable troubleshooting complex, multi-layered failures and participating in on-call rotation for production issues
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that fosters your growth, supporting both employees and the company's success. The benefits available at Northrop Grumman are flexible and customizable, allowing you to select options that best meet your needs and those of your family. Your benefits will include the following:
• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements
https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx
#NGSpace
#COSpace
#NGFeaturedJobs
#C2BMC
Additional Northrop Grumman Information:
Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00
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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