Senior Principal Software Engineer – Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking Sr Principal Software Engineers for the GCCS-J program. The Product Owner will drive development, enhancement, and sustainment of GCCS‑J areas, owning the vision, roadmap, and backlog while championing user-centered design and Agile practices.

The Senior Software Engineer leads full lifecycle software efforts to deliver scalable, data-driven capabilities that enhance decision‑making and modernize GCCS‑J.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM field with 8 years’ experience or a Master’s degree with 6 years’ experience.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, and object-oriented design.
• Proficiency in REST services and event/messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, GraphQL, SSEs, etc.).
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL, geospatial, and key/object databases.
• Proficiency with JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js, Angular, React).
• Experience designing and implementing software architectures.
• Familiarity with Linux/UNIX and containerized deployments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, integration, and optimization of data-driven software capabilities.
• Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog, champion user-centered design.
• Provide technical leadership across the full software lifecycle.
• Ensure scalable architectures and mission-aligned software solutions.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

REST

Kafka

SQL/NoSQL

Vue.js/Angular/React

Linux/UNIX

Containerized deployments

Communication & leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related STEM field

Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Spring Boot

Node.js

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

Ansible

Docker/Kubernetes

GitOps tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking Sr Principal Software Engineers for the GCCS-J program. The Product Owner will drive development, enhancement, and sustainment of GCCS‑J areas, owning the vision, roadmap, and backlog while championing user-centered design and Agile practices.

The Senior Software Engineer leads full lifecycle software efforts to deliver scalable, data-driven capabilities that enhance decision‑making and modernize GCCS‑J.