Senior Principal IPT Software Architect

Northrop Grumman•Jessup, MD

18d•Onsite

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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Senior Principal IPT (Integrated Product Team) Software Architect What You'll Get to Do: You'll be responsible for the software architecture of a major segment of an extremely complex system that incorporates both mature and emerging technologies. In addition, you will analyze overarching needs using a structured, logical approach and develop system architecture solutions and concepts for new and emerging capabilities. This work will be performed in collaboration with other architects, including the lead systems architect, hardware architects, cyber architect, along with internal, customer, and supplier stakeholders. This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area. This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers' requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with Master's degree, or 4 years of experience with PhD
Demonstrated experience with the Systems Development Lifecycle and successfully supporting major reviews
Demonstrated experience working with architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements, and interface management
Demonstrated experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML/MBSE)
Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals, principles, and processes, specifically system architecture
Strong understanding of software design principles, computer architecture, and relevant technologies
Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong technical briefing skills
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph prior to start

Nice To Haves

Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance
Understanding of system and interface definitions through the creation of Block Definition Diagrams (BDDs) and Internal Block Definition Diagrams (IBDs)
Knowledge of software design principles and patterns
Understanding of interaction between different software and hardware components and subsystems Experience and familiarity with some combination of:
Infrastructure tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Cypress, Doxygen, Jupyter Notebooks, Visual Studio, Python, node.js
Application Management tools: GitLab, NExus, Prometheus, Trivy, SonarQube
Data and Visualization tools: SharePoint, Elasticsearch, MariaDB, MongoDB, Tableau, Grafana
Experience with hardware/software integration, test planning and execution, or operational support
Familiarity with project and task management tools: Jira or Confluence
Familiarity with data visualization tools: Tableau

Responsibilities

You'll be responsible for the software architecture of a major segment of an extremely complex system that incorporates both mature and emerging technologies.
You will analyze overarching needs using a structured, logical approach and develop system architecture solutions and concepts for new and emerging capabilities.
This work will be performed in collaboration with other architects, including the lead systems architect, hardware architects, cyber architect, along with internal, customer, and supplier stakeholders.

Benefits

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

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