Staff Software Engineer - Secret Clearance, Sentinel Program

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Sentinel program located in Roy, Utah. The role focuses on SW development within the Digital Ecosystem EMAS organization and emphasizes architecture design, agile development, and automated testing.

The ideal candidate will have extensive DoD domain experience, strong leadership, and collaboration skills, plus familiarity with MBSE and modern software practices.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with active DoD Secret clearance or reinvestigation in last 6 years.
• Experience with Agile and working in a cross-functional Scrum team.
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence.
• Experience developing React applications and Jest testing framework.
• Familiarity with MBSE languages (SysML/UML).

Responsibilities

• Design and define system architecture for new or existing software products.
• Develop software in an agile development environment.
• Design automated test procedures for software verification activities.
• Collaborate with the lead software engineer and a team to develop automated tools.
• Develop Software Test Plans and Procedures for team software products.

Skills

Agile experience

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

React

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Sentinel program located in Roy, Utah. The role focuses on SW development within the Digital Ecosystem EMAS organization and emphasizes architecture design, agile development, and automated testing.

The ideal candidate will have extensive DoD domain experience, strong leadership, and collaboration skills, plus familiarity with MBSE and modern software practices.