Senior Systems Architect, Defense C2 & IBCS EO

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL seeks a Staff Software Engineer / System Architect to lead architecture for the IBCS Engagement Operations team. You will shape system and software architectures for complex, distributed mission systems and mentor engineers.

Required are a DoD Secret clearance, extensive Java/C++ experience, MBSE skills, and a track record of architectural leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related STEM discipline; 10+ years of relevant experience or Master’s with 8+ years.
• Extensive hands-on software development in Java and C++.
• Experience designing and implementing complex, distributed software systems.
• Strong background in system architecture, decomposition, data/interface modeling, and architectural trade studies.
• Experience with MBSE and tools such as SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical leader and staff-level architect for IBCS Engagement Operations software.
• Define, evolve, and maintain system and software architectures for complex, distributed mission systems.
• Lead requirements analysis, allocation, and traceability from mission and user needs to software components and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including system views, data models, and ICDs.
• Perform architectural trade studies and analyses of alternatives to balance capability, performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Guide implementation teams on Java and C++ design patterns, coding practices, and integration approaches.
• Support integration and test by helping define configurations, troubleshoot complex issues, and verify system behavior against architecture and requirements.
• Lead and participate in technical reviews, presenting architecture, design decisions, and trade-offs to leadership and customers.

Skills

Java

C++

System architecture

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

SysML

Cameo

Rhapsody

ICDs

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL seeks a Staff Software Engineer / System Architect to lead architecture for the IBCS Engagement Operations team. You will shape system and software architectures for complex, distributed mission systems and mentor engineers.

Required are a DoD Secret clearance, extensive Java/C++ experience, MBSE skills, and a track record of architectural leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.