Northrop Grumman · 9 hours ago
Sentinel Staff Engineer DevOps - 14966-1
Bellevue, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$153K/yr - $229K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves creating and maintaining Infrastructure as Code, automating processes, and developing CI/CD pipelines to enhance security and governance in deployment processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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)
Qualification
Required
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
Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues
Preferred
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in computer science or related field
Experience working as a software engineer and system administrator
Experience with the DoD DevSecOps Reference Architecture
Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash
Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
At least 5 years of experience with Static Application Security Testing tools such as Fortify, Coverity, CodeSonar or SonarQube
At least 3 year of experience with container technologies such as podman, docker or kubernetes
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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