Software Engineer/ Pr. Software Engineer- Top Secret Clearance Required

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.

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

We are seeking a software engineer on the Rushmore Program to perform maintenance, integration, and development of a complex software system. 

This position will be located in Aurora, CO at the Buckley Space Force Base.

What you will get to do:

• Perform maintenance and sustainment engineering for existing baselines and tools.
• Coordinate and perform software builds and deployments.
• Perform troubleshooting, problem solving, and system integration.
• Develop and maintain software using Perl and TCL as well as Python, Java, and C++.
• Coordination of deliveries from the software factory. 
• Work with a small team that is highly energized and has a significant software
• maintenance and development effort on a growing
• Perform testing of new software builds at the unit and system level.
• Perform checkout of new software builds delivered form factory to ensure discrepancy
• Report (DR) fixes are valid

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 2 years related experience; 0 years with a Masters; 6 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Must have U.S. Citizenship with an active or current Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility and be willing to submit to a Counter Intelligence polygraph
• Experience with software maintenance and sustainment
• Software deployment and coordination experience and ability to support external partners during the installation and build process
• Experience working in a Linux environment  
• Ability to work occasional 12 hour shifts
• 5:30am to 5:30pm in support of mission requirements
• Willing to perform on-call duties on an as needed basis

This position can also be filled a level higher with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years related experience; 3 years with a Masters; 0 years with a PhD; 9 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Must have U.S. Citizenship with an active or current Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility and be willing to submit to a Counter Intelligence polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment experience
• Experience with Perl, TCL, Python Java and C++ software development
• Troubleshooting skills and ability to use software debuggers
• Knowledge of object-oriented design
• Knowledge of database administration (Postgresql or Oracle)
• Experience with Version Control Software Git
• Experience with working in Virtualized Environments (VMs)
• Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  • Ability to work as an effective member of a badgeless team, be self-motivated, and work under general direction while independently determining and developing approaches to solutions

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Salary Range: $78,600 USD - $118,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $96,900 USD - $145,300 USD

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.