Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer [TS SCI]

Northrop GrummanStafford, VA
$114,000 - $213,000Onsite

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, is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer to work on the Whisper programs in Stafford, Virginia. The Whisper program is a large Antenna based Rf Transmission and receiving network Platform. We use command and control software to remotely control multiple systems worldwide.

Requirements

  • TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a CI polygraph
  • Prior to start obtain a (IAT) level II or higher (i.e. Security +)
  • Work on-site at Stafford Virginia
  • Programming experience with languages such as Java, C , bash, python.
  • Familiar with Windows and RHEL
  • Familiar with Compliance/Vulnerability Monitoring with tools such as Nessus, HBSS and ACAS

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with the following technologies: Java Swing; multi-threaded and distributed Java applications; Java Web application (e.g., Tomcat) servers or Java Applications servers (e.g. JBoss and/or Wildfly are highly desired); relational databases (JDBC, SQL, and MySQL); JEE (Java Enterprise Edition) experience (JDBC, JNI, JNDI, JMS, Servlet/JSP, EJB/JPA); Web service experience (e.g., RESTFul Web services)
  • Knowledge of the following: Hycu backup/recovery software or other backup/recovery software; Nutanix virtual environment, or other platforms such as VMWare; Elastic Search Stack (ELK);
  • Web (Brower based) GUI front end development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Angular)
  • Experience with hardening Linux OS and applications to required configurations (e.g. DISA STIGs)
  • Configuration Management experience working with software version control tools (Jira’s Bamboo, Stash, GIT, Subversion)
  • Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • Linux and / or Windows system administration experience

Responsibilities

  • Perform software development and maintenance
  • Assist with all or part of the following: requirements: application design, code development, testing, code maintenance.

Benefits

  • 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
  • discretionary bonus
  • Annual bonuses
  • Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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