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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4 - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Linthicum Heights, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $108,800.0 - $163,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Code Review, Computer Networks, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Shell Script, Systems Architecture, Git, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Software Version Control, Jenkins - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usd977cca98b6833ecc8446b67011e4421/eaa ## About the Role Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer Level 3 or 4 to augment our team in Linthicum, MD DevOps Engineers must have an excellent understanding of common system architecture, provisioning, and administration, but also have experience with the traditional developer toolset and practices such as using source control, giving and receiving code reviews, writing unit tests, and familiarity with agile principles. Successful candidates will support daily tasks by managing the CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, monitoring system health, handling infrastructure as code. This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr Principal)., Principal DevOps Engineer Level 3: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 1+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree. Sr Principal DevOps Engineer Level 4: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 4+ years of experience; An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph. No Clearance required to start, US Citizenship required Strong experience building and running containers Strong experience with Linux Administration Strong experience with shell scripting Experience with git Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (gitlab or Jenkins experience is preferred) Experience working with Kubernetes Experience with messaging software (kafka, artemis, etc.) Must have an established understanding of the java programming language (Required for support of design, implementation, testing, code reviews, etc.) Must have a good understanding of Git (Required for support of releases, patching, pipeline, developer support, etc.) Must have a good understanding of Kubernetes/Helm (required for support of deployments, environment support, and IT&D integration, etc.) Preferred Qualifications Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope poly Experience with Ansible Experience with Java, Python Experience with system monitoring (E.g. 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