Senior Principal Software Engineer - 17840

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Clearfield, Utah, seeks a Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join the ICBM Sustainment Team. You will participate in the full software development life cycle, deploy to production, and ensure compliance with MIL-STD-31000C and AF/DoD standards.

Required: strong skills in C#, JavaScript, Python; full stack development; hardware–software integration; SQL; Git; U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with a variety of programming languages, including C#, JavaScript, and Python.
• Full stack development experience, including frontend and backend solutions.
• Experience with hardware–software integration and SQL.
• Experience with software version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development life cycle from requirements to delivery.
• Deploy software applications to production environments and monitor performance.
• Maintain software and interfaces in compliance with MIL-STD-31000C and AF/DoD standards.
• Facilitate creation of mission-critical software for a government customer.
• Help define and implement automated test strategies; work with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

C#

JavaScript

Python

Full stack development

Hardware–software integration

SQL

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer. This position is located in Clearfield, UT and supports the ICBM Sustainment Team.

What you’ll get to do:

• Participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirements definition, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers.
• Deploy software applications to production environments; monitor system performance; identify and implement improvements; maintain existing software applications and systems; and respond to and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain existing software and environments in accordance with disciplined engineering practices, sustaining applications, databases, and interfaces in compliance with MIL-STD-31000C, Technical Data Packages, and applicable AF/DoD standards.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of mission critical software solutions actively used by a government customer.
• Help define and implement automated test strategies (unit, integration, and regression where applicable).
• Work independently as a self starter, demonstrating initiative and the ability to complete tasking with minimal oversight.
• Integrate software capabilities with hardware components in a complex, mission critical environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with a variety of programming languages, including C#, JavaScript, and Python.
• Full stack development experience, including both frontend and backend solutions.
• Experience with hardware–software integration.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL), including developing queries, stored procedures, and functions.
• Experience working with software version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and maintain existing code, including legacy applications (sustainment/maintenance).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
• Experience with C/C++.
• Experience with server-side development (e.g., RESTful APIs, services).
• Experience with GUI design and user experience (UX) best practices.
• Experience developing technical documentation, including software version descriptions and user/administration guides.

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00 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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.