Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery ( CICD ) Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman · Baltimore, MD
$87,600–$131,400from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Baltimore, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A CI/CD-focused systems engineering role embedded within a modeling, simulation, and analysis team. Day-to-day work spans building and maintaining automated pipelines, writing infrastructure-as-code, managing containerized workloads on Kubernetes, and developing or integrating simulation frameworks for defense platforms and sensors using C++ and Python. Suits engineers with a background spanning DevOps tooling and technical computing who hold an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is a genuine hybrid between software/DevOps engineering (CI/CD pipeline development, Docker/Kubernetes, scripting) and modeling & simulation engineering (C++ OO design, RF/EOIR simulation, VV&A). SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) was chosen because the JD emphasizes building and shipping automation code, pipelines, and simulation frameworks; 15-1244 is the runner-up given the Linux server administration and HPC grid provisioning duties.
Degree requirement is marked None because the JD explicitly accepts '4 years of additional experience in lieu of a degree,' making the degree substitutable.
The minimum experience threshold is 2 years (Bachelor's + 2 years path), which is the lowest qualifying combination stated.
The title carries no seniority level word; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 2-year minimum and scope of responsibilities support a Mid-level classification.
The posting states the role is 'contingent upon contract award,' which is a notable hiring risk not captured in any structured field.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) is listed as a required skill but no specific tool (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) is named in the JD.
Jenkins provisioning/administration is listed under Basic Qualifications with GitLab Runner as an explicit alternative; GitHub Actions appears in the responsibilities narrative as an equivalent platform.
CUDA, OpenCL, and DPC appear together under Preferred Qualifications as interchangeable domain-specific language options.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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