staff software engineering DevOps Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Feb 18, 2026
$177,000 – $265,600
USD per year

About this role

Northrop Grumman is hiring a staff-level DevOps Engineer in the software engineering function based in Aurora, CO. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm. Compensation is listed at $177,000–$265,600 per year.

Role
DevOps Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Location
Aurora, CO
Posted
Feb 18, 2026

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Job description

from Northrop Grumman careers

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

## 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 is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to join our team based in Aurora, Colorado.

Essential Functions:

* Responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.

* Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.

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