Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software (Infrastructure)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

65d•$77,200 - $142,900•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 Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer to join our Global Surveillance Division supporting the team of qualified, diverse individuals. The location for this opportunity is Melbourne, Florida and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. The position has NO remote or Hybrid work available.

Requirements

Engineer Software - Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 0 or more years of experience in software engineering
Principal Engineer Software) bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 3 or more years of experience in software engineering
Experience with aviation or safety-critical systems.
Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
Experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environment.
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret Clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Nice To Haves

Excellent oral and written communication skills and Strong interpersonal skills.
Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5+ year’s of software development experience.
Experience developing software within the SELinux environment.
Comfort with agile development tools such as the GitLab tool suite, including proficiency with version control systems like Git.
Full software development life cycle experience.
Experience configuring RedHat Linux within a secure environment.
Current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+)
Experience with Red Hat System Administration
Experience with Ansible automation tools
Experience with IP stack and network configuration
Experience maintaining and upgrading RHEL systems
Experience working with containerization technologies
Experience working with container orchestration technologies
Experience building managing RPMs from source
Experience with multithreaded desktop application development
Familiarity with the Agile software development process.
Experience with Rhapsody and/or Cameo UML Modeling experience or similar tools.
Currently the holder of a special program access.
Proven capacity to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate effective communication skills in technical discussions.
Proficient in creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
US citizen with a current in scope DoD secret or higher clearance.
Currently the holder of a special program access

Responsibilities

Deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly.
Design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities.
Working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution, performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues.
Assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes.
Take ownership of ambiguous hard problems and drive them to a solution, while working in a team environment.
Understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets.
Develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards.
Participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Provide leadership for its implementation.
Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
Apply extensive technical expertise and have full knowledge of other related disciplines.
Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives.
Design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
Conduct multidisciplinary research when needed and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems.
Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
Support the generating, gathering, and reporting software metrics.
Follow program software best practices.
Able to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.
Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.
Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often require coordination between organizations.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
overtime
shift differential
a discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)