Engineer DevOps – DSO Engineer (26-090)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 an Engineer DevOps – DSO Engineer (26-090) to join our talented and diverse team. Based in 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 systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, 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, thereby improving performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

Essential Functions:

• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Support - Assist in writing and updating Ansible playbooks, Packer images, and Python scripts for Windows and Linux hosts. Ensure all code is committed to Git and adheres to basic C2BMC security guidelines

• Automation Pipeline Assistance - Help build CI/CD jobs that provision, harden, and configure C2BMC systems. Add basic automated tests, vulnerability scans, and compliance checks under the guidance of senior engineers

• STIG Baseline Automation - Contribute reusable Ansible roles and simple Python utilities that apply DoD STIGs. Track compliance drift and raise tickets for remediation

• Configuration Management - Maintain inventory files, variable definitions, and secret references (Vault/Azure Key Vault). Verify that deployments remain idempotent

• Tool Evaluation & Documentation - Participate in evaluating new tools, containers, or services. Draft user guides and knowledge transfer notes for the team

• Python-Centric Development - Write clean, well-commented Python scripts for API integration, data parsing, and automation glue logic. Participate in code reviews to improve software quality

• Must have taken Information Technology or software development courses, and/or formal education/certification courses within the Information Technology, DevSecOps, or Software Development disciplines

• Must possess strong communication abilities, along with excellent writing and presentation skills

• Must be able to work independently/solo on large projects at times, and at other times be in a collaborative team environment with other DevSecOps engineers and other program development and deployment teams

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, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 2 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 0 years of relevant work experience; or 6 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree

• Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, 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

Automation:

1.    Ansible – develop/playbooks, basic role creation, inventory management

2.    Python – scripting for automation, API calls, data processing

3.    Bash/PowerShell – simple scripts

• Containers - Build and run Docker/Podman containers; basic familiarity with Kubernetes or OpenShift concepts

• CI/CD - Create and maintain simple pipelines in GitLab CI/CD (or Jenkins/Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) that include linting, unit tests, and security scans

• Version Control - Git – commit, push, branch, pull-request workflows; adhere to team branching strategy

• IaC Tools - Packer – create OS images; introductory Terraform concepts for resource provisioning

• Monitoring - Add basic Prometheus/Grafana or ELK metrics/alerts to automation jobs

• Secret Management - Store and retrieve secrets using HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault, or AWS Secrets Manager via scripts

• Compliance - Run OpenSCAP or InSpec scans; report results and assist with remediation

• Problem Solving - Diagnose simple pipeline or deployment failures; participate in on-call rotation under supervision

• Collaboration - Document work in Confluence/Wiki; provide knowledge transfer to peers

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 at Northrop Grumman are flexible and customizable, allowing you to select options that best meet your needs and your family's. 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: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

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.