Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

Northrop GrummanBellevue, NE
$98,400 - $147,600Onsite

About The Position

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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Bellevue, NE is currently seeking a Principal Engineer Software. The successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following: Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team Support team in completing necessary software on schedule Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems Regularly demonstrate progress to customers

Requirements

  • A high school diploma with a minimum of 9 years of software development experience OR a bachelor's in science degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience OR a master's in science degree in a STEM field with 3 years of software development experience
  • Current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Experience as a Full Stack Software Developer
  • Demonstrated experience in Object Oriented programming in Java
  • Experience with Typescript, specifically, development in Angular 21+ framework
  • Experience with Oracle tools: SQL Developer and WebLogic 14+
  • Proven experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)
  • Working knowledge of the Agile development processes
  • Familiarity with Test automation practices
  • Experience in Testing tools: QFTest, Mockito, JUnit, Jest
  • Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams
  • Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
  • Ability to obtain/maintain access to work full time on-site in Bellevue, NE

Nice To Haves

  • Experience using Storybook
  • Experience using backend tools: Postman, OpenAPI
  • Experience in leading meetings
  • Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) in Jenkins pipelines
  • Experience in Cyber Security protocols, STIG, and SonarQube

Responsibilities

  • Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
  • Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
  • Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
  • Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems
  • Regularly demonstrate progress to customers

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
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