Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, FL seeks a Software Engineer (or Principal Software Engineer) to design, build, and maintain infrastructure-focused software. You will deploy, automate, and optimize software systems across Linux and Windows, collaborating with PMs, suppliers, and government customers.

On-site work is required with potential for level-based responsibilities. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, OS configuration, scripting, and modern development practices, with clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 2+ years of software engineering OR Master’s degree with 0+ years of experience (Level 2)
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 5+ years of experience OR Master’s with 3+ years (Level 3)
• Familiarity with Atlassian suite (Git, Confluence)
• Development experience in C/C++ or other OOP languages
• Experience in Linux and Windows environments
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with containerization technologies
• Ability to obtain/maintain US government clearance (SAP)
• Willingness to work off-peak hours for surge support

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Integrate software with updated hardware
• Collaborate with team members to integrate functionality with other components
• Gather and report software metrics
• Follow program software best practices
• Develop software products through all phases of the lifecycle

Skills

OS configuration

C/C++

Linux

Windows

Containerization

Atlassian tools (Git, Confluence)

Scripting (bash)

Interpersonal skills

Clearance capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM (optional)

Tools

Git

Confluence

Ansible

Red Hat system administration

RPM packaging

UML tools (Rhapsody/Cameo)

Job description

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to join Global Surveillance Division supporting the E-2D team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Responsibilities include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure. This role requires you to have hands-on technical experience and a can-do approach towards environment automation and management along with continuous improvements. You will be involved in the design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment, and configuration activities.

The Software Engineer will participate in the full lifecycle of software development, including requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, software-hardware integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. Experience in OS configuration, bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, and networking in a Linux environment is strongly desired.

This position may be filled at either a Software Engineer Level 2 or a Principal Software Engineer Level 3.

Essential Functions

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Integrate software with updated hardware
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
• Supporting the gathering and reporting software metrics
• Follow program software best practices
• Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.

Basic Qualifications

• (Software Engineer Level 2) - Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 0 or more years of experience in software engineering
• (Principal Software Engineer Level 3) - Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 3 or more years of experience in software engineering
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs (interim secret clearance required to start)
• Willingness to work off-peak hours for short term surge support to meet program milestones

Preferred Qualifications

• Current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+)
• Experience with Red Hat System Administration
• Experience with Ansible automation tools
• Experience with IP stack and network configuration
• Experience maintaining and upgrading RHEL systems
• Experience working with containerization technologies
• Experience building managing RPMs from source
• Experience with multithreaded desktop application development
• Familiarity with the Agile software development process.
• Experience with Rhapsody and/or Cameo UML Modeling experience or similar tools.
• An active US Government Secret clearance or higher
• Currently the holder of a special program access.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

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

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.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

Travel & Relocation

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

Legal & EEO

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.