Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

48d•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 Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Software Engineer Level 2 or 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL. Position Overview: The selected candidate will be responsible for software development for the MASC-F (Modeling and Simulation - Framework) program, performing analysis and technical support of systems software products, including resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. Limited travel may be required. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer level.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience.
Applicants must be proficient in C++.
Experience with GitLab/Git for software configuration management
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS
Experience programming network connections (message generation, formatting, UDP and TCP/IP interfaces)
Must be able to work full time onsite in the office
Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs
Applicants must have an active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Scaled Agile Framework
Agile Scrum Experience with Java and user interfaces
Familiar with Jira - issue tracking and agile project management, or similar tool
Multi-core and multi-threaded programming
Familiarity with MDA Sensors and missile defense systems
A current active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Writing programs using C++, Java or similar languages
Creating and running unit test
Developing software documentation
Creating and running automated software builds and pipelines in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) environment
Collaborating with Stakeholders and Government customers
Working within an Agile team environment, to include Program Increment Planning, Iteration Planning, Feature and Story development, Sprint Planning, and Iteration Retrospectives.
Participating in demos for the team and program Sprint reviews