Senior Systems Architect, Defense C2 & IBCS EO

Northrop Grumman Corp.

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 169,000 - 254,000

Full time

4 days ago
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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.

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