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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.

Discover careers that change the world and further advancements in defense, technology, and engineering today at Northrop Grumman. Use your experience to grow your career and support our global customers with the technology, systems, and solutions they need to enable their missions on the front lines and secure our world every day. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll discover a culture built on diversity, respect, and above all teamwork. Together with our group of experts across the technical spectrum, you’ll discover opportunities to make a difference in our world and start solving some of the world’s most critical problems in the most innovative ways.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Programmer Analyst. This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in Suffolk, VA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Global Battle & Mission Readiness division. The selected candidate will be supporting Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) as a Courseware Programmer/Developer, packaging joint military internet based courseware, joint reference, and any other joint training and reference materials to be presented via the JKO Learning Content Management System (LCMS).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Developing .xml packaging for courseware products developed by our team.
• Creation/validation of the sequencing of the packaged elements.
• Test and load the completed courseware into the LMS.
• Take courseware developed for other LMS's, deconstruct the software package and reconstruct it in a manner that will allow it to run on the JKO LCMS. To do so, one must be able to learn SCORM 2004 standards, and have experience with HTML5 and JavaScript programming.
• Document actions to be reported to government and contract leadership.
• Develop procedures to be followed by the courseware developers.
• Will work and deal with Courseware at all levels of interactivity (primarily IMI level 2, but prefer to be able to handle all levels).

Basic Qualifications: 

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher
• Experience in the Advanced Distributed Learning field
• Experience in programming for the any LCMS or LMS (such experience will be a plus to convert other LMS products to run on the JKO LCMS)
• Experience/proficiency in Animate, Captivate, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks, Photo Editor, Photoshop
• Experience/proficiency in HTML5 programming
• Experience in training military & civilian personnel via computer based and web-based applications
• XML, CSS, JavaScript programing skills
• IMS Manifest troubleshooting skills--candidate may be tested as part of the interview

Salary Range: $59,600 – $89,400

For a broader consideration, please consider completing a profile in our campus candidate community. By clicking on the link below your resume will be visible to recruiters and hiring managers across Northrop Grumman with opportunities nationwide for our internship and entry-level positions. 

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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.

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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.