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DevOps Operations & Integration Lead - Northrop Grumman
Systems Engineer
Lead DevOps operations and integration initiatives, driving automation, cloud infrastructure, and continuous delivery while managing cross‑functional teams and ensuring secure, high‑availability solutions for mission‑critical systems.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the DevOps strategy, overseeing cloud (AWS) architecture, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform) to support large‑scale system integration.
- Lead a team of engineers and project managers, fostering Agile practices, sprint planning, and cross‑team collaboration to deliver high‑quality releases on schedule.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps, ensuring automated testing, security scanning, and rapid deployment.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and utilities in Python to streamline provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring across Linux environments.
- Partner with security and compliance groups to embed security controls, manage secret handling, and maintain required clearance standards.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and external partners, providing status reporting, risk mitigation, and travel support for on‑site integration activities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands‑on DevOps experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
- Proven leadership in managing technical teams and delivering complex integration projects using Agile methodologies.
- Strong scripting skills in Python and experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
- Solid understanding of Linux system administration, networking, and security best practices.
- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one, and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
Skills
awskubernetesdockerterraformpythoncicd