Sr Principal DevSecOps Engineer (*TS/SCI required)

$121,000 - $199,600/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Morrisville, NC

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Morrisville, NC

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Principal DevSecOps Engineer at Northrop Grumman is responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to support rapid maturation and deployment of capabilities while maintaining a stable security posture. This role involves integrating development pipelines, implementing provisioning and deployment techniques, and ensuring the implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM) and automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. The position requires a strong background in DevSecOps practices and collaboration within an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for rapid capability deployment.
• Integrate development pipelines leveraging automation and test-driven development tools.
• Implement provisioning and deployment techniques via packaging, componentizing, or Cloud distribution.
• Ensure implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and automated testing for CI/CD pipelines.
• Work within agile principles to execute efficiently in a continuous feedback environment.

Requirements

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application.
• Must be willing to submit and successfully pass a polygraph.
• Must have a completed STEM degree (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics).
• 8 years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM), 6 years with a completed Master's (STEM), or 4 years with a completed PhD (STEM).
• Experience with developing microservices.
• Must hold a Security+ Certification.
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS/C2S, and Terraform.
• Experience with Linux and Ansible.
• Experience with Jira, Jenkins, and Git/Version Control Software.
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels.
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and AWS Cloud Security.

Nice-to-haves

• Active/Adjudicated Polygraph (CI or FSP).
• Experience creating, developing, and implementing solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements.
• Ability to identify the needs to build automation and design and implement CI/CD solutions.
• Experience working with Docker containers and Helm charts.
• Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Excellent technical writing and team building skills.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Flexible work-hour options including a 9/80 work schedule.