Senior Principal Software Engineer, ICBM Sentinel (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

EAP & Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer for the Sentinel program in Roy, Utah. You will contribute to design, development, and deployment of software across Windows, Linux, and embedded platforms, using C, C++, Java, and Python.

The role requires DoD experience, strong collaboration, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while supporting CI/CD initiatives and software lifecycle activities. A Secret clearance is required to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in STEM.
• 8+ years of related experience for Bachelor; 6+ years with Master; 4+ years with PhD or equivalent.
• Experience with one or more high-level languages (Python, C/C++, Java).
• Experience with JSON schema design/validation and databases.

Responsibilities

• Assist with software design and development of specialized tools.
• Write documentation and participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews.
• Program in C, C++, Java, and Python across Windows and Linux environments.
• Develop cross-platform Qt-based applications and embedded platform software.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and the software life cycle engineering process.

Skills

Python

C/C++

C#

Java

JSON

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD (optional) in STEM

Tools

QT framework

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer for the Sentinel program in Roy, Utah. You will contribute to design, development, and deployment of software across Windows, Linux, and embedded platforms, using C, C++, Java, and Python.

The role requires DoD experience, strong collaboration, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while supporting CI/CD initiatives and software lifecycle activities. A Secret clearance is required to start.