Principal Engineer Software (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; The Prairies at Wright Field (OH); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS), Beavercreek, OH, seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer to contribute across the software development lifecycle in a web-based, microservice cloud architecture. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable, high-quality software with regular customer demonstrations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, problem-solving, and effective communication within an Agile environment, with opportunities to grow expertise in front- and back-end

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications include high school diploma with 9 years of software development experience, or a bachelor’s with 5+ years, or a master’s with 3+ years.
• Full Stack Web Development programming experience.
• Working knowledge of Agile development processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with small technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Support team in completing software on schedule.
• Complete work independently and as part of an Agile team.
• Solve complex problems with innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with designers/engineers on software systems; demonstrate progress to customers.

Skills

Full stack development

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree in related field

High school diploma with 9+ years software development experience

Tools

Flask

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Beavercreek Ohio, is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. They will implement solutions in a web-based environment and integrate them into a microservice cloud-based architecture.

The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following:

• Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
• Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
• Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
• Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems
• Regularly demonstrate progress to customers

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:
  • A high school diploma with a minimum of 9 years of software development experience
  • A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience
  • A master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of software development experience
• Full Stack Web Development programming experience
• Working knowledge and experience in the Agile development processes
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams
• Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions
• U.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance
• Familiar with the TheraForge software suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with front-end development frameworks such as Nuxt.
• Experience with Relational and Document NoSQL databases
• Experience with back-end development frameworks such as Flask
• Experience with microservices, swagger and API definitions
• Experience with:
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Relational Databases (ex. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB)
  • NoSQL Databases (ex. MongoDB, Cassandra)
  • Python
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Istio
  • Grafana
  • Helm
  • Elastic
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Go
  • C
• DevOps / DevSecOps experience
• Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD)
• Software Security Tools
  • Claire / Trivy
  • SonarQube
• Demonstrated use of configuration management (Git, Gitlab)
• Experience with Linux and command line tools
• Cloud experience or certifications

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.