Principal Software Engineer – Integration (23-062 & 23-063)

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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer - Integration to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located out of Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Principal Integration Software Engineer will be responsible for the design and architectural guidelines for current and future software technological activities. Will also be responsible for designing C2BMC AT and DEF SW solutions that meet customer requirements.

The successful candidate will possess an understanding of system software design and development, Java development, Object-Oriented development patterns, principles and implementation, Service Oriented Architecture development principles and implementation, software architecture and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).

Essential Functions:

• Develops and publishes corporate business automation plans using cost-effective delivery technologies in support of major corporate strategies.
• Performs complex software design activities integrating multiple technologies.
• Provides architectural guidelines for all software design activities to current and future technological environments.
• Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge of technologies, planning, design, and analysis methodologies.
• Some travel between development sites (Colorado and Alabama) may be required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and 0 years of related experience, or 9 years related experience in lieu of a degree
• The candidate must have demonstrated leadership skills over software projects.
• The candidate should understand and possess demonstrable skills including:
  • The ability to develop and refactor Java code for reusability, readability, and maintainability in an object-oriented codebase.
  • The ability to understand and decompose requirements to support verification and validation testing of software components.
  • The ability to generate detailed, repeatable, automated test procedures.
  • The ability to extract data to support analysis requirements.
  • The ability to generate procedures that test functionality.
  • The ability to apply Agile and Lean Product Development principles as well as training others through a DevOps type environment.
• Candidates must have experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance which is required to start

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background should include all aspects of the software development life cycle.
• Experience with VMware, Linux, and windows operating systems, Git, Ansible, JIRA, Confluence and other open source development tools.
• The candidate should have an understanding and knowledge of the Ballistic Missile Defense System(BMDS).
• Security+ and VMware certifications are desired.

Salary Range: $95,100 USD - $142,700 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.