Staff Software Engineer - DevOps
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Northrop Grumman scores B on the Alion truth index.
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 Aeronautics Systems Center of Technical Excellence has an opening for a Staff Principal Software Engineer - DevOps to join our team of qualified individuals within our software organization. This role can be located in San Diego, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Melbourne, FL, and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs.
Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. The position may have Remote or Hybrid work available . We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.
In this role the selected candidate will be working with the latest technology to modernize software product production with DevOps - continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous cyber, continuous deployment, and continuous metrics on aerospace programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Standup of large-scale software factory used by software teams
- Define, design, and implement all segments of DevOps lifecycle - continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous cyber, and continuous deployment pipeline on a program.
- Responsible for the design, architecture, development, deployment, and operation of modern DevOps software factory.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test in an Agile software development environment
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 12 Years relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 10 Years relevant experience; OR a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 Years relevant experience
- Must have experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Java, JavaScript, C++, C#, Python, Swift) and software development lifecycle
- Must have experience with developing software using agile processes (Kanban, Scrum, Scrumban)
- Must have experience with one of the following change management tracking system tools: Jira, ClearQuest, Asana
- Must have experience with one of the following continues integration tools: Bamboo, Jenkins, Gitlab, Bamboo
- Must have experience with one of the following configuration management systems: GIT, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Subversion
- Must have experience with one of the following continuous deployment systems: Octopus, ArgoCD, CodeStream, EletricFlow, AWS CodePipeline
- Must have experience with one of the following metric tools: Tableau, JasperReport, Crystal Report, Talend, Alteryx, Power BI
- Must have experience in defining and implementing DevSecOps lifecycle - continuous (build, integration, test, deployment, cyber, monitoring)
- Experience with configuration of virtual machines (VMs) and virtual networks (VPC, NSX-T, NSX-V)
- Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certification with cloud technology (AWS, VMWare, Azure, Kubernetes) at the professional level
- Experience with defining and designing metrics on programsExperience with defining and designing cloud solution
- Experience with defining and designing comprehensive cyber analysis regimen on programExperience with defining and designing roadmap for cyber remediation and cyber compliance on a program
- Experience with defining, implementing, and operation of cyber remediation and Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Active U.S. government Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance
- Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Pay Ranges:
Melbourne: $152,900 - $229,300
California: $177,000 - $265,600
Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00The 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.