Engineer DevOps – DSO Engineer (26-090)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for an Engineer DevOps – DSO Engineer (26-090) to join our talented and diverse team. Based in Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally, thereby improving performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

Essential Functions:

• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Support - Assist in writing and updating Ansible playbooks, Packer images, and Python scripts for Windows and Linux hosts. Ensure all code is committed to Git and adheres to basic C2BMC security guidelines
• Automation Pipeline Assistance - Help build CI/CD jobs that provision, harden, and configure C2BMC systems. Add basic automated tests, vulnerability scans, and compliance checks under the guidance of senior engineers
• STIG Baseline Automation - Contribute reusable Ansible roles and simple Python utilities that apply DoD STIGs. Track compliance drift and raise tickets for remediation
• Configuration Management - Maintain inventory files, variable definitions, and secret references (Vault/Azure Key Vault). Verify that deployments remain idempotent
• Tool Evaluation & Documentation - Participate in evaluating new tools, containers, or services. Draft user guides and knowledge transfer notes for the team
• Python-Centric Development - Write clean, well-commented Python scripts for API integration, data parsing, and automation glue logic. Participate in code reviews to improve software quality
• Must have taken Information Technology or software development courses, and/or formal education/certification courses within the Information Technology, DevSecOps, or Software Development disciplines
• Must possess strong communication abilities, along with excellent writing and presentation skills
• Must be able to work independently/solo on large projects at times, and at other times be in a collaborative team environment with other DevSecOps engineers and other program development and deployment teams

Basic Qualifications

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 2 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 0 years of relevant work experience; or 6 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of applicati