Sr. Principal Engineer Software - Cloud & Applications

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive employee benefits package

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Cloud and Applications for our El Segundo office. This role involves adapting control station software to a cloud environment and requires significant experience in infrastructure and coding.

Candidates must have a strong STEM education and relevant experience, with knowledge of cloud technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. The position offers a competitive salary range of $142,200 - $213,400 along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of experience, or Master's with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain US Government clearance.
• Experience with IT security concepts and infrastructure components.

Responsibilities

• Adapt mobile control station software to a cloud environment.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams in an Agile setting.

Skills

Cloud environment adaptation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containerization

Agile methodologies

Coding/Scripting (C, C++, Java, Python)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Job Overview

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Cloud and Applications to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in El Segundo, CA.

Responsibilities

• Help adapt a suite of mobile control station software applications to a cloud environment, participating in building Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and infrastructure to deploy the solution to an Il‑5 cloud environment including containerization, instrumentation, integration, security, and system test.
• Work with multi‑disciplinary teams such as Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, DevOps in an Agile software development environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of experience; or Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant experience; or PhD Degree in a STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant experience.
• 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.
• Experience with infrastructure components (VMs, containers, network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices.
• Experience with software‑defined networking.
• Experience with a coding or scripting language (C, C++, Java, Python).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence).

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• An active Secret or higher clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• Certified (associate level or above) in a cloud platform: Azure Platform or AWS Platform.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• CompTIA Cloud+ certification.
• Experience with administering cloud‑based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF).
• Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration.
• Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD).
• Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab).
• Experience leading teams of technical individuals.

Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

Our Total Rewards Program offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, a discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives. We offer flexible work arrangements, learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.

If you are ready to join us in defining possible, apply now.

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.