Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Learning opportunities

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

401k matching

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in McLean, VA, is seeking a software engineer to configure, deploy, and administer commercial and OSS factory applications in multi‑sector enterprise environments. You will develop code to assist in administration and provide end‑user support while resolving production incidents.

Required: a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance; strong Python scripting, Kubernetes deployment, and Windows/Linux expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or equivalent higher degree.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Experience deploying software using Kubernetes and scripting in Python.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and administer software factory applications in multi-sector enterprise environments.
• Develop code to assist in administration and provide end-user support.
• Resolve production incidents.

Skills

Software Engineering

Python

Kubernetes

Linux

Windows

Jenkins

Docker

GitHub

Gitlab

Key Cloak

SonarQube

Nexus Repository

Grafana

Atlassian

Postgres

ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub

Gitlab

Grafana

SonarQube

Nexus Repository

Key Cloak

Postgres

ServiceNow

Atlassian

Job description

Configure, deploy, and administer commercial and open-source software factory applications within multi-sector enterprise environments. Develop code to assist in administration and provide end-user support while resolving production incidents.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience (or equivalent higher degrees) and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Required expertise includes Windows/Linux operating systems, scripting in Python, and application deployment via Kubernetes.

Key Skills:

• Software Engineering
• Python
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Windows
• Jenkins
• Docker
• GitHub
• Gitlab
• Key Cloak
• SonarQube
• Nexus Repository
• Grafana
• Atlassian
• Postgres
• ServiceNow

Benefits:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning opportunities
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off
• 401k matching