Posted:
9/9/2025, 2:14:38 AM
Location(s):
Melbourne, Florida, United States ⋅ Florida, United States
Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Remote
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our software organization. The location for this opportunity is Melbourne, Florida and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule, meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has NO remote or Hybrid work available .
The Aeronautics Systems sector Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) is looking to grow Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) in support of designing and implementing technologies critical to the USAF Open Architecture initiatives. Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices as well as impacting the Air Force enterprise of acquisition programs.
Duties include deploying product updates, setting up software factory, virtual machines, containers, and orchestration. This role will have a large impact on team productivity and as such requires an understanding of the software development lifecycle and various automation tools for developing digital pipelines (CI/CD pipelines). The Principal Software Developer will support software development for use across multi-domain/multi-platform scenarios using software engineering best practices and standards and participate in the full life-cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit testing, integration, formal system testing within a cluster environment, release, installation, and maintenance of clusters.
**This position may be filled by either Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer level based on the qualifications listed. **
Essential Functions:
Java/C++ Development for Open Mission Systems (OMS) 2.3 Compliance
Install, configure, and maintain operating systems, software, servers, and hardware.
Deploy, manage, and support virtualized environments (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, or other hypervisors)
Implement and manage core infrastructure services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, NAS, and Active Directory)
Set up an overall Cloud-native Software Factory
Manage and improve container orchestration and deployment strategies
Support programs with integration and deployment automation in a cloud enabled environment
Basic Qualifications:
Software Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 2 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 0 Years experience.
Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 3 Years experience; OR a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 1 Years experience.
Experience developing software with C/C++/Python/Java
Experience with OMS, UCI Schema, and CAL development
Strong working knowledge of Windows and Linux environments
Experience scripting in YAML, PowerShell, BASH, JSON, etc.
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficient with networking concepts
Active Top Secret clearance
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Experience integrating and debugging software on hardware
Experience working within an Agile environment
•Familiarity with software development tools such as Git, CMake, and Eclipse, Visual Studio Code
Proficiency working in Linux and commands
Able to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Data Integration ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Remote Sensing ⋅ Security ⋅ Software