Infrastructure Lead – Senior Principal DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman

In charge of leading DevOps processes and infrastructure development at Northrop Grumman. Integrate and automate development pipelines for enhanced operational efficiency.

Posted 7/19/2026full-timeAurora • Colorado, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,800 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading DevSecOps practices, including automation of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure management, and security strategies. Proficient in utilizing a variety of DevSecOps toolkits and methodologies to enhance system efficiency and support agile development teams.

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DevSecOps Toolkits ExpertiseCI/CD Pipeline AutomationAgile Development MethodologySecurity+ CertificationActive U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentInfrastructure ManagementAutomation ScriptingContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliverySoftware Configuration ManagementAPI SecurityContainer SecurityAWS Cloud ArchitectureDevSecOps Practices

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipTechnical Communication

Tools & Technologies

AnsibleJenkinsJiraTerraformGit/Version Control Software

Certifications & Qualifications

Security+ Certification

Industry Keywords

Agile ProcessesContinuous Integration/Continuous DeliverySystem EfficiencyOperational Support SystemsMonitoring Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudJenkinsTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the planning and evolution of processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
Lead the integration of 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.
Lead the Agile development team to deliver end-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework.
Lead the building and configuration of delivery environments supporting CI/CD tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
Lead the creations of 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
Lead the monitoring and support for all installed systems and infrastructure.
Lead the development of custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
Lead the design of information and operational support systems.
Lead the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of the operating systems, application software and system management tools.
Oversee the company’s security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Lead the evaluation of application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

United States Citizenship required
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application
Must have the willingness to submit and successfully pass a polygraph
Willing and able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days
Bachelor’s degree with 8 + years of software development experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a Ph.D.; 12+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Comprehensive technical expertise in a variety of DevSecOps toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies
Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels
Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and AWS Cloud architecture, security, and management
Experience successfully leading teams
Experience with Agile processes and procedures

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business