Principal Software Engineer / Sr Principal Software Engineer - Cloud & Applications

Requisition ID: R10127227

Category: Engineering
Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Citizenship required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Cloud & Applications or Sr Principal Cloud & Applications Engineer to join our Strike team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

This exciting position offers the opportunity to design, develop, integrate and test software applications and systems for our end-user customers and businesses. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, architecture, development and administration of cloud-based microservices running on-premise or hosted via cloud service providers.

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment. You will analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

Essential Functions:

• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels

• Participate in the full software development life cycle including design, implementation, and delivery of software products to our customers
• Operate in a cloud technology development environment working with microservices, object-oriented programming, design patterns and pub-sub messaging

• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines

• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems

Benefits:
We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

This position can be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications

Principal Software Engineer:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or technical related field from an accredited university AND 5 years of experience OR a masters and 3 years of experience.
Experience with at least one of the following Cloud technologies and service providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (MS) Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with developing, maintaining, and administering microservices in cloud architecture environment
Experience with at least one of the following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform
Experience with designing, developing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters with Zarf or Helm Charts
Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and/or Elasticsearch
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Sr. Principal Software Engineer:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or technical related field from an accredited university AND 9 years of experience OR a masters and 7 years of experience.
Experience with at least one of the following Cloud technologies and service providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (MS) Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with developing, maintaining, and administering microservices in cloud architecture environment
Experience with at least one of the following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform
Experience with designing, developing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters with Zarf or Helm Charts
Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and/or Elasticsearch
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

Security+ Certification
Any cloud service provider certification (e.g. AZ-900, AZ-104, AWS Cloud Fundamentals, etc)
Developing technical solutions in an Agile or Scaled Agile Environment
Experience working with HashiCorp Vault

Salary Range: $90,400 - $135,600

Salary Range 2: $112,000 - $168,000

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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What's great about
Northrop Grumman

Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.

Did you know?

Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.