Northrop Grumman-posted 4 months ago
$100,300 - $150,500/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Colorado Springs, CO
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

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 offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This position, based in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not offer relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

  • Engage with others using clear verbal and written communication skills
  • Work either independently or as part of a small team
  • Stay adaptable in a fast-changing environment
  • Deliver detailed analysis and technical assistance for an extensive, distributed system developed in Java
  • Perform complex problem solving, design, development, testing, integration, and user support for a large codebase
  • Follow specifications to develop or modify functionality in the code
  • Assist with design, benchmark testing, debugging, and documentation
  • Work with other system support teams to fix problems, set standards, and boost overall system performance
  • Design, code, test, and implement tools for automation
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of related experience with a PhD, or 9 years of related experience in lieu of a degree
  • Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
  • Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs
  • Java experience
  • Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to review performance issues, identify root causes, recommend solutions, and develop effective resolutions
  • Knowledge of software development practices and coding standards
  • Applicants who hold a current active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher are highly preferred
  • Development of Command and Control System Applications
  • Experience with message translation tools
  • Experience in automated testing and pipeline development
  • Experience in developing software for Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
  • Experience with software integration testing, including creating automated test scripts
  • Experience with Risk Management Framework, STIG, and Fortify mitigation
  • Previous experience in designing and developing microservices and deploying them with containers
  • Experience configuring container environments
  • Experience collaborating within an Agile team
  • Familiarity with Java Spring Framework
  • Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of server-side development and message passing
  • Experience in developing enterprise applications
  • Proficient in MS Office applications
  • Willingness and flexibility to handle unexpected tasks
  • Use common software development and management tools such as: Git, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence, Maven or Gradle, Eclipse
  • Understanding standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and UML diagrams
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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