Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engr

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to standardize, automate, and secure software delivery pipelines for the C2BMC program.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a standardized CI/CD pipeline for all Product Teams within the RA ART to support consistent, reliable, and scalable software releases and build versions
• Coordinate across the RA ART and partner with the Cyber and Platforms ARTs to ensure CI/CD tools, integrations, and configurations meet security, compliance, and performance requirements
• Integrate and manage core DevSecOps tools to support automated build, test, integration, and deployment workflows in classified environments (including Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence)
• Implement and support Linux-based system administration and system security controls for CI/CD infrastructure, including hardening, patching, and alignment to program security requirements
• Develop and maintain Linux shell scripts and Ansible playbooks to automate configuration, provisioning, deployment, and monitoring of CI/CD infrastructure and applications
• Administer and manage Security-Enhanced (SE) Linux and Red Hat repositories to support secure software builds and deployments
• Collaborate with systems administrators, IT, and security personnel to troubleshoot pipeline issues, resolve integration challenges, and improve pipeline performance and reliability
• Provide regular status updates to RA leadership and stakeholders covering pipeline health, tool performance, current work, risks, and issue resolution
• Support Agile development practices within the RA ART, including participation in relevant Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement of CI/CD and DevSecOps practices

Requirements

• Degree and experience combination: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field plus 5 years experience; or Master’s degree plus 3 years relevant experience; or 9 years relevant experience as an alternative to a degree
• Must have a current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher at time of application (examples include Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND); candidate is responsible for maintaining 8140 certifications throughout the contract period
• Must have a current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance at time of application, required to start
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time for business needs
• Experience working within classified environments implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for multiple software releases and build versions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to present status and technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a highly dynamic environment, demonstrating initiative and flexibility
• Proven collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams, particularly Systems Administrators, IT, and Security
• Linux system administration and system security implementation experience
• Experience with one or more of: Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
• Experience implementing and operating CI/CD, especially in classified development environments
• Experience applying DevSecOps practices and tooling
• Experience with Linux shell scripting and Ansible playbook development and management
• Experience with SE Linux and Red Hat repository administration
• Experience working in an Agile development environment

Technologies

• Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
• DevSecOps
• Linux, Linux shell scripts
• Ansible
• Security-Enhanced (SE) Linux, SE Linux, Red Hat, Red Hat repositories
• Agile

Benefits

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

Location and Work Model

• Huntsville, AL
• Onsite with no remote options

Relocation Assistance

• No relocation assistance available

Travel

• Yes, 10% of the time for business needs

Clearance Required to Start

• Yes
• Clearance type: Secret

Preferred Qualifications

• Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and application to systems and CI/CD infrastructure
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) implementation such as IPA and ADFS
• Cloud- and virtualization-related technologies such as OpenShift, OpenStack, VMware ESXi
• QAS/VAS, Windows, Active Directory, Backup and Recovery solutions
• Containers and container orchestration products (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes or similar)
• Understanding of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) concepts and how they relate to CI/CD and DevSecOps
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles and application to IT infrastructure and IT products

Compensation: USD 108,800 - 163,200 per year