RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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 Defense Systems has an opening for a DevOps Engineer Level 4 with an active clearance, to join our Advanced Weapons team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Northridge, CA.
Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.
The selected candidate for this position is required to be on-site in Northridge, CA. No remote or hybrid opportunities.
As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation's warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.
The successful candidate will have foundational experience in DevOps and a strong willingness to learn and grow in DevSecOps practices, focusing on multi-region and multi-network architectures. All candidates must have a Security+ certification.
Roles and responsibilities
A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise to:

• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines tailored for multi-region, multi-network environments.
• Utilize SCA tools to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities within applications and infrastructure.
• Develop and implement compliance as code, security as code, and configuration as code practices to maintain security and compliance across deployments.
• Automate security processes and integrate them into existing workflows using tools like Docker, Podman, and Terraform.
• Monitor and analyze security threats; implement strategies for risk mitigation.
• Document all processes, including configurations, guidelines, and security controls.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-190, NIST 800-171, and NIST SP 800-160.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with security policies.
• Mentor and assist junior and lower-level engineers through guidance, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits.
Basic qualifications for a DevOps Engineer level 4: 

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM related field with 8 years Computer Science or Engineering experience, or Master's with 6 years Computer Science or Engineering.
• Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 3 months of employment start
• Strong working knowledge of Windows and Linux environments
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, and SonarQube)
• Experience with Git
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Active DOD Security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic familiarity with SCA tools (e.g., Trivy, Grype, Syft) is a plus.
• Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Knowledge of AWS services, particularly S3, VPC, and IAM.
• Experience with Iron Bank container technologies.
• Exposure to GovCloud (AWS GovCloud) is a plus.
• Exposure to cloud technologies, specifically AWS (0-2 years preferred).
• Interest in working in an air-gapped environment.
• Experience with VxWorks is a plus.
• Current Security+ certification
Primary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00The 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.PDN-9fed7aae-3a66-4997-8afd-3791291c058a