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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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JOB TITLE: Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer (J)
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Cyber DevOps Engineer to support the Joint Cyber Weapons Common Services program. This role involves working with software engineers, cyber operators, and platform teams to develop, secure, deploy, and sustain mission applications and supporting infrastructure. Key responsibilities include supporting CI/CD pipeline implementation, cybersecurity integration, and managing containerized application environments. The engineer will perform system administration, operational support, and troubleshooting to maintain mission effectiveness. Required technical skills include experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and Windows systems, along with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, or Python. The work focuses on automating and scaling intelligence-driven cyber operations to ensure the secure, timely delivery of cyber payloads to authorized targets while maintaining an adaptive posture against evolving cyberspace conditions.
Support development, integration, deployment, and sustainment activities across the software lifecycle.
Implement, troubleshoot, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for mission applications.
Integrate cybersecurity practices into development and operational environments to ensure secure configurations.
Manage and support containerized application environments using Kubernetes and Docker.
Perform system administration and troubleshooting for Linux and Windows-based systems.
Provide operational support and issue resolution for user-facing mission systems.
Communicate status, risks, and blockers clearly to geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders.
Participate in a rotating on-call team to provide after-hours technical support.
What we're looking for
US Citizenship is required.
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is required.
Current Security+ certification or equivalent meeting DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II requirements is required.
A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience is required.
Experience in cybersecurity, software development, or operational support in a technical environment is required.
Experience working in containerized environments using Kubernetes and/or Docker is required.
Experience supporting Linux and/or Windows-based systems is required.
Experience supporting technical operations, deployment, sustainment, or troubleshooting activities is required.
Linux
Windows
Infrastructure as Code
Configuration Management
Kubernetes
Containers
Serverless
PowerShell
Bash
LDAP
Kerberos
SAML
OAuth
TCP/IP
VMware vSphere
OpenStack
Microsoft Hyper-V
Nutanix
DNS
Firewalls
Intrusion Detection
Encryption
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