RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 Defense Systems sector is seeking a Principal Software Engineer. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA. The selected candidate will lead a team of developers to build the next generation naval aviation mission planning system using Scaled Agile Framework and DevSecOps processes.

Responsibilities Include:

• Leading a team of developers to design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Lead the developers in conducting multidisciplinary research and collaborates with UX/UI designers and software architects in the planning, design, development of mission planning software within Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment pipelines
• Work with external companies and government stakeholders in a Scaled Agile Framework Agile Release Train for planning and executing each Program Increment and Iteration
• Lead integration efforts and discussions with customer and external system developers
• Attend daily stand ups and assists members of Agile scrum team to meet Iteration and Program Increment goals.
• Communicate plans, progress, and metrics to internal and external management

This requisition will be filled at Principal Software Engineer level:

• Principal Software Engineer - Bachelor's degree in STEM (and 5 years of relevant experience; or 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD) or additional years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Secret Security Clearance is required 
• Experience in Software Engineering, e.g., CONOPS development, requirements analysis, decomposition and allocation, interface definition, and trade studies.
• Experience as a lead on software systems integration efforts
• Understanding of all phases of software development, and practical experience in an Agile / Dev*Ops environment
• Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Visual Basic, .Net, Java, C, and C#
• Experience with DevSecOps pipeline tools and concepts such as Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, Quality gate, Jenkins, and Docker
• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Git
• Understanding of software design principles, functional programming and Object-Oriented programming paradigms

Following are good to have, but are not required:

• Experience with requirement analysis and decomposition on a software-based effort
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in an Agile/SAFe leadership role (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, e.g.)
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure technology such as Azure.
• Experience with containerization, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
• Experience with UI/UX development
• Knowledge of military mission planning systems

Salary Range: $107,300.00 - $160,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.