Software Engineer

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’s Enterprise Services organization is seeking a Software Engineer to support Enterprise Integrated Digital environments. The position will deploy, support, customize, and maintain the suite of Commercial and Open Source applications used by Software and Systems Engineering.

This requisition may be filled at either a level 2 or a level 3, depending on the candidate’s education and experience. Primary location preferences would be: Melbourne FL, Aurora CO, Baltimore, MD, Dulles VA, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Configure, deploy and administer commercial and open source software

• Maintain strong expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products.

• Provide best practice, recommendations and guidance to manage SSLM operations at scale

• Ability to implement a configuration management solution

• Scripting for DevOps processes • Server Configuration • CI/CD Automation

• Containerization deployment

Basic Qualifications for a Level 2:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years of related experience in similar / related field OR Master's degree w/ 0 years of related experience.

• Must have demonstrated experience with both Windows and UNIX/Linux operating systems

• Server/Client SW installation experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related STEM discipline with 5 years of experience OR a MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related STEM discipline with 3 years of experience.

• Must have demonstrated experience with both Windows and UNIX/Linux operating systems

• Server/Client SW installation experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills

• Load Balancers: Apache, HA Proxy experience desired

• Exposure to web-based software development or operations

• Exposure to Cloud technologies

• Have a broad understanding of development, web operations, SDLC, etc

• Strong technical foundation in several of the following technologies; Continuous Integration Tools: Jenkins, Bamboo

• Ability to work well in a team environment

• SCM Tools: IBM CLM, BitBucket, Github

• Scripting languages: python, shell, javascript

• JIRA Administrative experience required.

Certification desired

• Experience with Postgres and MS SQL Server desired

This position reports to Melbourne, FL, USA, however, you are able to work from any of the additional 4 locations listed above.

Salary Range: $81,000 USD - $127,400 USD

Salary Range 2: $99,800 USD - $157,000 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.