Sentinel Principal /Sr Principal Software Engineer - 20411 & 20412

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) seeks a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and sustainment of our enterprise project controls ecosystem.

The role focuses on scalable, secure solutions enabling planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting across the organization, located in Roy, Utah. Responsibilities include building integrations, translating requirements into components, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and

Qualifications

• Active DoD secret clearance required or ability to obtain
• US citizenship required
• Experience leading enterprise software integrations and platforms
• Experience with system integration design and software sustainment

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and sustain software solutions for enterprise platforms
• Build and maintain integrations between project controls platforms and ERP/data environments
• Translate requirements into scalable components, services, APIs, and automation
• Troubleshoot defects, performance, data sync issues, and production incidents
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, DBAs, and infrastructure teams
• Support upgrades, patches, releases, and deployments with minimal disruption
• Create and maintain technical docs, data mappings, and support procedures
• Promote secure coding aligned with enterprise arch, cybersecurity, and compliance
• Participate in code/design reviews and root cause analysis
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and increase automation
• Assist data quality and performance monitoring efforts
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to a culture of quality

Skills

DoD clearance

US citizenship

Enterprise software design

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree

Tools

APIs & integration patterns

Cloud/on-prem integration

Job 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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 (NGDS) is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and sustainment of our enterprise project controls application ecosystem, including Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle Project Integration Framework (PIF), and related enterprise integrations. This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable technical solutions that enable project planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting across the organization. This role will be located in Roy, Utah.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and sustain software solutions supporting Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle PIF, and related integrations.
• Build and maintain integrations between project controls platforms and other enterprise systems such as ERP, data warehouse, identity/access, and reporting environments.
• Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable application components, integration services, APIs, scripts, and automation solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration defects, performance issues, data synchronization issues, and production incidents.
• Partner with product owners, system analysts, architects, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to implement new capabilities and improve existing solutions.
• Support upgrade, patching, release, and deployment activities with an emphasis on minimizing operational disruption.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, interface specifications, data mappings, support procedures, and code artifacts.
• Implement secure coding practices and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, test planning, and root cause analysis to improve quality and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, improve reliability, and increase automation across the application ecosystem.
• Support data quality and system performance monitoring efforts through logging, metrics, and proactive issue identification.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Position Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Principal Software Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in a relevant field of study; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Active DoD Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience leading development efforts for enterprise software applications, integrations, or platforms.
• Experience with system integration design, software sustainment, and support in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with one or more of the following: APIs, middleware, ETL/data integration, scripting, application development frameworks, or cloud/on-prem integration patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from requirements through deployment and operational support.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting business-critical applications.

Sr. Principal Software Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in a relevant field of study; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Active DoD Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience leading development efforts for enterprise software applications, integrations, or platforms.
• Experience with system integration design, software sustainment, and support in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with one or more of the following: APIs, middleware, ETL/data integration, scripting, application development frameworks, or cloud/on-prem integration patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from requirements through deployment and operational support.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting business-critical applications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hands-on experience supporting or integrating Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Oracle PIF, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience with project controls, project management, scheduling, cost, change, or risk management business processes.
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, data mapping, and interface troubleshooting.
• Experience with Agile development practices and work tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, engineering, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, batch processing, event-driven integration, or enterprise application integration patterns.
• Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and support KPI improvement.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary 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.