Principal Engineer DevOps – Network DevOps Engineer III (25-337)

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—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer DevOps – Network DevOps Engineer III (25-337) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This position, based in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a vital role in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders across strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and the role requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is the main component of the Missile Defense System. It is a critical operational system that helps the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, monitor the battle’s progress, and dynamically control designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that provides an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems worldwide and regionally to enhance performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital part of all ground and flight tests that verify and validate current and future missile defense system capabilities.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a vital role in developing, implementing, and managing our CI/CD pipeline tools, including GitLab, Nexus, and Python. You will also handle configuration management, releases, and versioning of systems, and create automated pipelines to deploy new configurations into lab environments. This position is based in Colorado Springs, CO, on a long-term basis; however, travel to other locations as needed is required.

Essential Functions:

• Apply principles, theories, and concepts to develop innovative and comprehensive solutions for a wide range of complex problems
• Work under general supervision, with results reviewed afterward for adequacy in meeting objectives
• Support the C2BMC Program as a DevOps Engineer
• Manage GitLab, ensure proper documentation, and reporting
• Perform data management using existing program tools, including documentation, training, and reporting
• Assist with release management as needed
• Develop, deploy, and maintain a CI/CD pipeline for the NES ART
• Create, maintain, and present KPIs and other metrics related to the CI/CD pipeline and configuration management
• Create and manage a test pipeline across multiple labs
• Perform additional tasks as required by the program

Basic Qualifications:

Please include your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Network Engineering Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to be cleared at Top Secret
• A DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.) is required to start
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs are required
• Effective communication and writing skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office