Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$177k–$266k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, Apache NiFi, Kubernetes, Grafana
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, Apache NiFi, Kubernetes, Grafana
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
TSC’s Product Solutions (PS) organization is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Aurora, CO to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded systems development, a pa…
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, Apache NiFi, Kubernetes, Grafana
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$75k–$158k/yr
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Skills: Risk Management Framework, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, Authority To Operate, Cloud Security
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$75k–$158k/yr
Job Title: Information Systems Security Engineer Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Tr…
Skills: Risk Management Framework, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, Authority To Operate, Cloud Security
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, Apache NiFi, Kubernetes, Grafana
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to …
Skills: Requirements Development, Software Verification, Agile Methodology, Jira, Confluence
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to …
Skills: Requirements Development, Software Verification, Agile Methodology, Jira, Confluence
El Segundo, California, United States · On-site
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Lead Fault & Autonomy Engineer - Experimental Space Programs Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Experimental Systems Group (ESG) has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Fault & Autonomy Engineer to join our team locat…
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$124k–$168k/yr
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$158k/yr
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to …
Skills: Requirements Development, Software Verification, Agile Methodology, Jira, Confluence
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$129k–$194k/yr
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Skills: Linux System Administration, RHEL, VMware, Virtualization, Active Directory
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$158k/yr
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Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$108k–$205k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-07-20 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Model-Based Systems Engineering, Requirements Development, Architecture Design, Verification and Validation, Interface Control
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-07-20 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Model-Based Systems Engineering, Requirements Development, Architecture Design, Interface Control, Verification and Validation
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Development, Agile Leadership, Scrum Master
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Operate and maintain on-premises DevOps infrastructure, including GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, and Kubernetes clusters. Focus on reliability, security, and incremental improvements to existing platform solutions and observability patterns.
Requires a STEM degree with 7-12+ years of experience and an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance. Must have demonstrated experience in on-prem DevOps tooling, Linux administration, and scripting for automation.
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to join our team in Aurora, CO to support on-premises mission systems by operating, maintaining, and incrementally enhancing existing DevOps and platform solutions. The engineer will work within established architectures and standards rather than designing new solutions, focusing on reliability, security, and continuous improvement of current environments. The position can be based in Fairfax, VA.
Operate and maintain existing GitLab CI/CD infrastructure including patching and permissions. Advise on updates to jobs, runners, variables, and approvals to improve stability and throughput.
Administer Nexus artifact repositories including patching, backups, access management, repository configuration, cleanup/retention policies, and routine health checks.
Maintain Apache NiFi infrastructure including patching, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and implementing changes defined by senior engineers.
Support installation and day-to-day operations of Kubernetes on-prem clusters, including patching, storage management, deployments, rollouts/rollbacks, configuration updates, and resource adjustments.
Maintain and extend monitoring and alerting using Grafana and Prometheus for on-prem infrastructure and applications, including patching, access control, refining dashboards, alert rules, and service onboarding within existing observability patterns.
Implement incremental improvements to existing DevOps tooling and workflows (e.g., adding tests, improving pipeline stages, automating manual steps) consistent with established designs and security baselines.
Perform routine incident response and problem resolution for build, deployment, and runtime issues across CI/CD, Kubernetes, Nexus, NiFi, and supporting services.
Apply existing security and compliance controls across the DevOps toolchain: secrets management, access controls, certificate and credential rotation, image scanning, and log retention in accordance with program requirements.
Follow formal change management processes, including documenting changes, participating in reviews, and updating runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation.
Collaborate with senior engineers, system administrators, and developers to implement improvements and operational changes defined by leads and architects.
Other duties as assigned
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s in STEM degree with 12 years of professional experience; Master’s in STEM degree with 10 years of professional experience; PhD with 7 years of experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
Relevant DevOps, site reliability, or systems engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience maintaining GitLab CI/CD in an on-prem environment
Practical experience administering Nexus repositories
Experience supporting Apache NiFi infrastructure
Working knowledge of on-prem Kubernetes operations
Experience using Grafana and Prometheus in an on-prem context
Proficiency with Linux systems administration fundamentals and at least one scripting language (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation and operational tasks.
Familiarity with operating in secure, classified, or highly regulated on-prem environments and adherence to associated processes (security, configuration control, and auditing).
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; ability to methodically diagnose issues across multiple interconnected services.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience using Helm and Rancher
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) for maintaining existing on-prem infrastructure definitions and playbooks.
Experience with log aggregation and analysis platforms in on-prem environments (e.g., ELK/EFK or similar).
Experience working within formal change control and release management processes.
Exposure to microservices running on Kubernetes and related operational patterns (service discovery, scaling, health checks).
Behavioral Competencies
Operational ownership: Proactively monitors, maintains, and improves existing on-prem systems and DevOps toolchains.
Continuous improvement mindset: Identifies and implements incremental enhancements within established architectures and constraints.
Team collaboration: Works closely with senior engineers, system administrators, security, and development teams to execute defined technical directions.
Discipline and rigor: Adheres to security, configuration management, and documentation expectations in a classified on-prem environment.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00The 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.We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. 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. Our careers site can be found at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. If you are contacted about a job at Northrop Grumman, please verify the email came from the domain @ngc.com before engaging with that contact. If you are contacted by a Northrop Grumman recruiter on LinkedIn, please that their profile includes the verified check mark to ensure the contact is legitimate.
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