The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) seeks to find a Senior DevSecOps Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. 

This position may be at our Morrisville, NC, Aurora CO, Fairfax VA, or Linthicum MD sites. (Compensation varies per location)

A DevOps Engineer plans and evolves processes and infrastructure to execute programs which support rapid maturation and deployment of capability while sustaining a stable security posture and incorporating ongoing stakeholder feedback. Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks. Implements provisioning and deployment techniques via packaging, componentizing, or Cloud distribution. Functions with agile principles to execute efficiently in an environment of continuous feedback. Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.  

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application

• Must be willing to submit and successfully pass a polygraph

• Must have a completed STEM degree [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

  • 8 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

  • 6 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

  • 4 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD (STEM)

• Must have above minimum experience on the below:

  • Experience with developing microservices

  • Must hold a Security+ Certification

  • Experience with Kubernetes, AWS/C2S and Terraform

  • Experience with Linux and Ansible

  • Experience with Jira, Jenkins and Git/Version Control Software

  • Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels

  • Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, AWS Cloud Security

Preferred Qualifications

• Active/Adjudicated Polygraph (CI or FSP)

• Experience creating, developing, and implementing solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements

• Ability to identify the needs to build automation, designing and implementing CICD solutions

• Experience working with Docker containers and Helm charts

• Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design

• Experience with Agile development

• Excellent technical writing and team building skills

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.  This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible