✦ Luna Orbit — DevOps & SRE

Principal Engineer DevOps

at Northrop Grumman

📍 United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs Unknown 💰 $83K – $125K USD / year Posted March 25, 2026
Salary $83K – $125K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline preferred
Category DevOps & SRE

This role involves supporting missile defense, space, and intelligence programs through DevOps practices, automation, and cloud infrastructure management.

  • supporting programs
  • automation pipelines
  • cloud infrastructure management
  • security compliance
  • collaborative team work

The technical environment includes scripting in Python, Bash, PowerShell; CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps; infrastructure as code with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible; containerization with Docker and Kubernetes; cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level DevOps engineer with 2+ years of experience in cloud platforms, scripting, and CI/CD tools, preferably with security clearance and experience supporting aerospace or defense projects.

PythonBashPowerShellJenkinsGitLab CITerraformDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloud Platform
AnsibleCloudFormationPrometheusGrafanaELKSplunkSecurity scanning
JenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleDockerKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaELKSplunkAWSAzureGoogle Cloud Platform
PythonBashPowerShellJenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleDockerKubernetesGitBitbucketPrometheusGrafanaELKSplunkAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformNetworking concepts
PythonBashPowerShellJenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleDockerKubernetesGitBitbucketPrometheusGrafanaELKSplunkAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformNetworking concepts
collaborativeproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkadaptability
Industry Aerospace, Defense, Space, Intelligence
Job Function Support aerospace and defense programs with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure management.
Role Subtype DevOps Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
Clearance Required Secret
Visa Sponsorship Not Specified
DevOps EngineerPythonBashPowerShellJenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformMonitoring platformsSecurity scanningSecret clearanceSpace systemsMissile defenseIntelligence programsDevOps engineer

Lack of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), No scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell), No experience with CI/CD tools, No security clearance if required, Unwillingness to work in Colorado Springs

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