Principal Software Engineer – CI/CD Engineer (26-139)

Principal Software Engineer – CI/CD Engineer position in Colorado Springs, CO at Northrop Grumman, focused on designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools for mission-critical software.

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis and provides technical support for GitLab pipelines and related DevOps tools, including troubleshooting complex pipeline and integration problems
• Maintains, debugs, and configures CI/CD workflows and related systems across development, testing, and production environments
• Develops or improves automated build, test, and deployment processes based on defined requirements and specifications
• Supports pipeline design, scripting, testing, debugging, and documentation to ensure consistent and dependable software releases
• Collaborates with development, manual and automated testing, and operations teams to implement code quality checks, generate metrics, automate processes, and establish deployment standards aligned with SDLC and DevOps best practices
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve system and pipeline issues, contribute to standards, and enhance the overall efficiency of the software delivery lifecycle
• Participates in designing, coding, testing, and implementing tools that support infrastructure and operations automation

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Current DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (for example Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, with ongoing maintenance throughout the contract
• Current in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
• Experience building and troubleshooting automated pipelines with GitLab and Jenkins to develop, test, and deploy software
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools, especially Ansible
• Understanding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Understanding the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps best practices
• Experience developing Bash scripts and/or PowerShell scripts
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially with software developers and testers
• Domain management experience, such as creating and maintaining user accounts, RBAC, security groups, group policy management, etc.

Technologies

• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Ansible
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Java

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Relocation Assistance

No relocation assistance available

Clearance required for start

Yes

Clearance type

Secret

Travel

Yes, 10% of the Time

Primary level salary range

$103,600.00 - $155,400.00

What we can offer you

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements