Principal/Sr Principal DevSecOps Engineer (*TS/SCI & Poly required)

Company: Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP)
Location: Fairfax
Posted on: January 23, 2025

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10177289

• Category: Engineering
• Location: Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America - Aurora, Colorado, United States of America - Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Polygraph
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: Days (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) seeks to find a DevSecOps Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. This position may be located at our Morrisville, NC, Fairfax, VA, or Aurora CO sites.This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
  • Write/edit scripts (INF as code) to aid with configuration maintenance of Gitlab/Gitlab-ci.
  • Automate configuration maintenance (CM) process and support CM for elements (automation scripting or manual until automated).
  • Maintain security vulnerabilities software. Review scans, process to automate these issues, and make updates to libraries. Make recommendations to resolve deficiencies in code and/or implement recommendations.
  • 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.Basic Qualifications
    • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with an active Polygraph at time of application.
    • Must have a completed STEM degree [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics].
    • Level 3 (Principal):
    • 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM).
    • 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM).
    • 1 Year of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM).
    • Level 4 (Sr Principal):
    • 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 Ph.D. (STEM).
    • Must have above minimum experience on the below:
    • Cloud Computing
    • Cloud DevOps
    • Linux System Administration
    • Current CompTIA Security+ certification or other IAT Level 2 certificate earned within 30 days of next available prep class.
    • Must be willing to complete a Counterintelligence polygraph.Preferred Qualifications
      • Sys Admin functions (password reset, debug environment issues).
      • Infrastructure-as-code.
      • Ansible.
      • K8s.
      • Docker.
      • Gitlab.
      • TerraForm.
      • Helm.
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) System Administration.
      • IAT Level II Certification.
      • CI Poly or FSP.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
        #J-18808-Ljbffr

Keywords: Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP), Towson , Principal/Sr Principal DevSecOps Engineer (*TS/SCI & Poly required), Engineering , Fairfax, Maryland