Sentinel Staff Engineer DevOps - 14966-1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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.Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Staff DevOps Engineer. This position can be located in Bellevue, NE or Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What you get to do:

Create and maintain IaC using Ansible (or comparable tools) to provision and configure cloud resources, containers, and networking components.

Write automation scripts and playbooks in Python, Go, Bash, or other languages for building images, running SAST scans, and automating repetitive tasks.

Design, build, and own SDP-compliant CI/CD pipelines, ensuring they incorporate security checks, automated patching, and governance requirements.

Maintain CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab) - keep them updated, performant, and integrated with other tooling.

Develop and evolve build, deployment, and release processes, including versioning, artifact storage, and promotion across environments.

Develop containers with Podman and orchestrate deployments on Kubernetes (or similar platforms).

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

12 Years with Bachelors in Science from an accredited university; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.; or in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of related experience.

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within six months of hire or as determined by the company to meet its business need.

IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security+ CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.

At least 7 years of experience with build tools and package managers such as CMake, Make, npm, Maven, pip, dnf, NuGet, Gradle or MSBuild.

At least 7 years of experience building software in C, C++, C#, Golang, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python or similar language.

At least 5 years of experience developing and implementing CI/CD Pipelines.

At least 5 years of experience using Linux (RHEL preferred) and Microsoft operating systems.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.