Staff Software Engineer, Sentinel Program — Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Roy, Utah to design system architectures, develop software in an agile setting, and build automated test procedures. The role requires DoD Secret clearance, SAP access, and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include defining architectures, enabling automated tooling, and ensuring SDLC compliance while delivering high-impact Sentinel program software.

Qualifications

• 12 years with Bachelor's in related field; 10 years with Masters; 8 years with PhD or 4 extra years in lieu of degree.
• US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance and recent reinvestigation.
• Ability to obtain SAP access.
• Experience with Agile and cross-functional Scrum teams.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience developing React apps and Jest tests.
• Familiar with MBSE SysML/UML languages.
• Experience with SDLC and development plans.
• Familiar with engineering best practices.
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills.

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 lead software engineer to develop automated tools.
• Develop Software Test Plans and Procedures for team products.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active DoD Secret clearance

Agile & Scrum

Jira

Confluence

React

Jest

MBSE SysML/UML

SDLC

Software engineering best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree

PhD or additional experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Roy, Utah to design system architectures, develop software in an agile setting, and build automated test procedures. The role requires DoD Secret clearance, SAP access, and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include defining architectures, enabling automated tooling, and ensuring SDLC compliance while delivering high-impact Sentinel program software.