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Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)

Ngc Open · verified Oct 20, 2026
United States-Colorado-Aurora Full-time Senior DevOps & Release

At a glance

Senior DevOps & Release role at Ngc. United States-Colorado-Aurora · full-time.

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RoleDevOps & Release
SenioritySenior
LocationUnited States-Colorado-Aurora
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 6, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief

devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Shape the program’s infrastructure and workflows so teams can mature and deploy capabilities quickly
  • Build automated CI/CD pipelines that connect development, testing, code quality checks and coverage
  • Set standards for building, deploying, provisioning and monitoring program environments
  • Create scripts and templates that automate infrastructure setup, operations and recurring system tasks
  • Maintain delivery systems, investigate performance bottlenecks and coordinate fixes with developers and IT vendors

What you bring

  • You hold an active, current Top Secret clearance and CI polygraph, both within scope, and can qualify for SCI access
  • You are a U.S. citizen with a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience, or qualifying graduate education or equivalent experience
  • You bring AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform experience, plus Linux administration and Agile software development experience
  • You have experience in at least three preferred areas, such as Flux, Helm or AWS administration

Who this fits

The role is available at Principal or Senior Principal level, with experience thresholds varying by level and education. You must be able to obtain Security+ within six months. The position is based in Aurora, Colorado; Morrisville, North Carolina; or Sacramento, California, and requires no travel. Relocation assistance may be available.

From the employer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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’s Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced Principal Or Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer to augment our team. This position can be based in Aurora, CO, Morrisville, NC or Sacramento, CA.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
  • Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.
  • Define and implement the build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for the program.
  • Ensures implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework.
  • Build and configure delivery environments supporting CD/CI tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
  • Create scripts and/or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
  • Work closely with development teams to create an automated continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) system.
  • Work together with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
  • Monitor and support all installed systems and infrastructure.
  • Develop custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
  • Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
  • Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
  • Oversee the company’s security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
  • Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.

This position can be staffed at a Principal Or Sr. Principal level, based on the basic qualifications below.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
  • Must have an active U.S. Government CI Polygraph at time of application, current and within scope.
  • United States Citizenship
  • Principal: Bachelor’s degree with 5 + years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's; 0 years with a PhD; or 9 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Sr. Principal: Bachelor’s degree with 8 + years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD; or 12 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree
  • Must have all of the following: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Security+, not needed to start, but must be able to obtain within 6 months
  • Administration experience with Linux or related operating systems.
  • Experience in an Agile software development framework
  • Experience with at least 3 of the preferred qualifications

​Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current Security+
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes administration
  • AWS administration
  • Flux
  • Helm
  • DynamoDB
  • NATS configuration
  • Big Bang (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)
  • Jenkins/GitLab/Bamboo

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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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.
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