Software Engineer [ TS SCI ]

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineer to support the FROST program on-site at Schriever SFB, CO. The role involves real-time software for ground equipment control, Java development, and building containerized microservices for various vendor interfaces.

Responsibilities include working with Spring Boot, React front-ends, and Kubernetes deployments, with opportunities to contribute to launch trajectory calculations and space systems operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years experience; or Master’s with 3+ years.
• On-site at Schriever SFB, CO near Colorado Springs.
• U.S. Citizenship for government positions; CI Poly prior to start may be required.
• Experience and proficiency with Java and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Maintain software used to establish connections for status & control of ground equipment.
• Provide Java software development.
• Perform all aspects of software engineering support to implement systems.
• Maintain software for scheduling on-orbit contacts and orbit calculations.
• Write software supporting launch operations with trajectory calculations for SpaceX/ULA.
• Assist with Java development and Spring Boot utilization.
• Develop React-based user interfaces for operator interaction.
• Write microservices interfacing with vendor data processing.
• Deploy containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Assist with extending capabilities to meet new customer requests.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Docker/Kubernetes

C++

GitLab

NoSQL MongoDB

SQL databases

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years

Master’s degree + 3 years

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

GitLab

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 is seeking a Software Engineer to work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO for our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program. We Liaison with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Satellite Control Network (SCN) to support our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program, and to provide satellite support services to our mission critical customer. FROST conducts real time on-orbit support, launch ascent support and End-of-Life operations for all NOPS (NRO Operations Squadron) missions. The FROST Software team works in a state-of-the-art dynamic environment to develop new containerized software and maintain existing software for different needs on the program.

Responsibilities

• Maintain software used to establish connections for status & control of ground equipment.
• Provide Java software development.
• Perform all aspects of software engineering support required to implement systems.
• Also maintain software that handles scheduling of on-orbit contacts, and orbit calculations.
• Write software that supports launch operations with trajectory calculations for the SpaceX and ULA vendors.
• Provide assistance for team members primarily on Java development and utilizing the Spring Boot framework.
• Develop React-based user interfaces for operator interaction.
• Assist writing microservices that interact with a variety of vendor interfaces for data processing.
• Deploy new containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Assist with new customer requests by extending and enhancing existing capabilities and creating new ones where needed.

NGSkills Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience or a master’s and 3 years’ experience or a High School diploma / equivalent with 9 years’ experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO
• Will consider candidates with a TS/SCI clearance
• Will require CI Poly prior to start
• Experience and proficiency with Java
• Knowledge with Spring Boot framework or other similar experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable with IDE for Java software development or other similar experience
• Experience with Gitlab or other similar experience and Git distributed version control system
• Experience Software design and development
• Experience with Java build systems
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external developers and integrating their components into a larger framework with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB
• Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Experience using/writing Ansible automation scripts
• Experience with C++ programming language
• Working knowledge of SQL databases

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.