Virtualization Software Engineer - Principal/Senior (Secret)

Northrop Grumman

Melbourne (FL)

On-site

USD 98,000 - 184,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Software Engineer (Virtualization) to design, develop, deploy, and enhance advanced software for lab virtualization of flight control, communication, and mission systems in Melbourne, FL. Onsite work required with potential for RHCSA and SAP clearance.

Strong collaboration across domains is essential. The role offers opportunities to build end-to-end virtual lab environments, automate provisioning, and contribute to

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with required experience, or higher degrees with related experience.
  • Active US Secret clearance or higher and ability to obtain SAP clearance.
  • Experience with Git and cross-platform (Windows/Linux) environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the virtual lab topology (compute, storage, networking) using hypervisors and container orchestration.
  • Develop automation scripts (IaC) for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of lab resources.
  • Build or integrate device emulation layers exposing virtual instruments to end users via standard protocols.
  • Implement audit logging to meet security and compliance requirements.
  • Create CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery of lab images, updates, and patches.
  • Produce comprehensive documentation and train lab administrators.
  • Collaborate with domain experts to translate procedures into reproducible virtual workflows.

Skills

Git
Linux
Windows
RHCSA

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM
Master of Science in STEM
STEM Ph.D.

Tools

VMware ESXi
Xen
KVM
Hyper-V
CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Software Engineer (Virtualization) to design, develop, deploy, and enhance advanced software for lab virtualization of flight control, communication, and mission systems in Melbourne, FL. Onsite work required with potential for RHCSA and SAP clearance.

Strong collaboration across domains is essential. The role offers opportunities to build end-to-end virtual lab environments, automate provisioning, and contribute to

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