Principal Engineer Software

hackajob; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Engineer Software/Senior Principal Engineer Software to secure software infrastructure and enhance security protocols in Melbourne, Florida. This role involves collaboration within a dynamic team, focusing on software deployment and troubleshooting within a multi-disciplinary environment. Applicants should possess significant experience in software development and security, along with relevant educational qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience for Principal Engineer.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience for Senior Principal Engineer.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and maintain applications using best practices.
• Deploy and maintain software and security infrastructure.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet project milestones.

Skills

Bash scripting

C/C++

OOP languages

Linux environment

Network security

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Master's degree in a STEM discipline

PhD in a STEM discipline

Tools

Atlassian tool suite

Git

Security+ certification

Job description

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Base pay range

$95,300.00/yr - $178,000.00/yr

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Principal Engineer Software/Sr Principal Engineer Software (Software Assurance Arch)

United States-Florida-Melbourne

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ID: R10197832

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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 Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Principal Engineer Software/Senior Principal Engineer Software to join our Global Surveillance Division team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

This position, Principal Engineer Software/Senior Principal Engineer Software is focused on securing software infrastructure, operating systems hardening and network security as a software assurance architect.

Responsibilities will include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure for rapid deployment and maintainability of the infrastructure. Software containerization, securing applications, Operating System hardening and network security, deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure for rapid deployment and maintainability of the infrastructure fall under this position. You will be required to have hands-on technical experience with virtualization, environment automation and management, and continuous improvements experience. You will be expected to take ownership of hard problems and drive toward a solution, while working in a multi-disciplined team environment. You will be required to develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications 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 to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.

The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required. A solid experience in bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required. The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access is required.

The selected individual will play a critical role in the design, development, and delivery of the program’s deployment strategy and network architecture.

Essential Functions

• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems
• Implement engineering changes to the system as required
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Responsible for implementing the network configurations as designed, and coordinating with peers, SMEs, and government engineers on hardening and securing of the system as a whole
• Occasional travel may be required
• Willingness to work Temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time constrained HW/SW integration efforts
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
• Ability to lead a team and /or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.
• Ensure software best practices are followed.
• Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Providing technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives.
• Contributing to the full life cycle of system development in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. This includes requirements development, modeling and design, application development, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance
• Meeting milestones and deadlines by providing best in class solutions
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations
• Adhering to and following roadmaps, plans, and schedules
• Working closely with the software lead(s) following their guidance
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5 or more years software engineering experience, or Master’s degree and 3 or more years’ software engineering experience or a PhD with 0 or more years software engineering experience.
• Senior Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 or more years software engineering experience, or Master’s degree and 6 or more years’ software engineering experience or a PhD with 4 or more years software engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.
• In-depth working knowledge of the full software development life cycle.
• In-depth working knowledge with the Agile software development process.
• In-depth working knowledge and experience with C/C++, Java, Rust(preferred), or other OOP languages.
• Experience implementing and developing in containers.
• Knowledge of microservices architectures.
• Expert knowledge and experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environment.
• Experience with configuration management using industry standard tools and processes.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite, plugins, Git and Confluence
• Experience with Firewall, VPN, switch, and router configuration
• Experience with authentication and data encryption methods, to include securing communications at either the datalink or network layer
• Active certification at DOD 8570 IAT Level II (Security+)
• Ability to work well across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain special program access
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• In-scope DoD Top Secret clearance with a program PAR
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining microservices architectures in Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments
• Experience with containerization technology (e.g. Podman, Docker)
• Experience with container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Experience with virtualization technology (e.g. VirtualBox, QEMU, KVM, vmWare)
• Experience with network security (SELinux, CIPSO, SECMARK)
• Experience with multilevel security solutions
• Experience with configuration and management of Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper network appliances
• Experience with the NCDSMO cybersecurity standards
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Atlassian tools
• Experience applying commercial products to military applications.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools.
  
  

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00Salary Range 2: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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