Sr. Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Beavercreek, OH

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), Beavercreek Ohio, is seeking a Sr Principal Software Engineer. The successful candidate 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. They will implement solutions in a web-based environment and integrate them into a microservice cloud-based architecture. The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following: Support team in completing necessary software on schedule Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team 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

8+ years with Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM degree from an accredited institution; 6 years with Master's degree
Experience with HTML and JavaScript
Experience with Relational, Graph, or Document database.
Experience with microservices, swagger and API definitions
Working knowledge of the Agile development processes
Experience with modern IDE tools and testing mechanisms
Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams.
Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results.
Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with: Angular
TypeScript
Java
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
Jira
Gitlab Pipelines
Experience developing microservices using the Spring Framework
Demonstrated use of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and configuration management (Git, Bitbucket)
Experience working with Jira and Gitlab
Experience working in Agile software development environment

Responsibilities

Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
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