Staff Software Architect - IRAD Lead (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration BU seeks a Staff Software Architect Engineer – Level 5. The position is on-site in Boulder, CO, Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL, with a Secret clearance required to start.

You will design, develop and document software and systems, lead subsystem integration, and ensure adherence to software standards while collaborating across teams in a challenging IRAD environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years’ experience, or Master’s with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
• Software architecture and design experience.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and practices to meet program goals.
• Analyze Demonstration and I&T Plans to define software baselines.
• Perform gap and maturity analyses for software components.
• Lead the development of new software systems in a complex environment.
• Manage integration of subsystems and multiple vendors while maintaining a system vision.

Skills

Software architecture

Communication skills

Team leadership

Willingness to travel

Security clearance: Secret

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git/Bitbucket/JIRA

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration BU seeks a Staff Software Architect Engineer – Level 5. The position is on-site in Boulder, CO, Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL, with a Secret clearance required to start.

You will design, develop and document software and systems, lead subsystem integration, and ensure adherence to software standards while collaborating across teams in a challenging IRAD environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.