{"id":4271301,"url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490","title":"Principal Software Development Analyst (26-490)","company":{"id":12494,"name":"Northrop Grumman","domain":"northropgrumman.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/northropgrumman","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":515,"ghost_share":0.002,"stale_share":0.779,"repost_share":0.014,"time_to_fill_p50_days":28,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Analytics","role_family":"Analytics","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Colorado Springs, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":103600,"max":155400,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":155400},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":true,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CentOS Stream","optional":false},{"name":"Confluence","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Linear","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Red Hat","optional":false},{"name":"UML","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":true},{"name":"SysML","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T17:54:33Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T17:54:33Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription\nAt 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-Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a NG Only: Sr Prin Software Devel Analyst (26-490) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.\nThis position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.\nPosition Overview:\nThe Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.\nThe primary responsibility is to work as a member of the Global Track Processing (GTP) software development team to design, develop, test, and investigate innovative solutions contributing to the Missile Defense program. Non-standard work hours are possible during key events, and a small amount of travel may be required. Critical to the mission is the Global Track Processing (GTP) team which strives to present accurate global situational awareness via raw sensor data to the warfighter.\nEssential Functions:\nGTP is seeking a software engineer that will thrive in an environment requiring maintenance and development of Java based applications heavily reliant on efficient algorithm development & linear algebra\nCandidate engineers are eager to tackle difficult problems through collaboration and comradery\nThis engineer jumps at the opportunity to “drag” his team across the finish line and accept, on occasion, to be dragged\nCollaboration mandates excellent written and communication skills; well-articulated documentation in the form of clearly documented software, technical memorandums, white papers, software modeling and technical presentations are part of daily activities\nBasic Qualifications:\nPlease list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.\n5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhDor 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree\nActive Secret Clearance required at time of application\nWide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions\nWorks under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources\nFrequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects\nUnderstand the software development life cycle\nUnderstand object-oriented software development and automated testing as well as the ability to analyze high level needs and define a structured and logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that lead to a fielded product would be a significant addition\nCommunicate effectively, clearly present technical approaches and findings, and have experience in writing and implementing project reports, plans and status.\nExpected to have the following professional practical experience: 2+ years of Java development experience writing unit-testable operational code and unit tests exercising said code: 1+ years in a Linux-based (preferably Red Hat / CentOS / Oracle Linux) environment: 1+ years with GIT in Linux: 1+ years with Jira and Confluence: 1+ years of software modeling using UML: 1+ years writing & presenting technical documentation to audiences ranging from team members to non-technical customers REQUIRED THEORETICAL EXPERIENCE\nExperience in Object-Oriented paradigms\nExperience in Software Design Patterns\nPreferred Qualifications:\nUse of Eclipse, Matlab, Visio, & Enterprise Architect\nSoftware design using Systems Modeling Language (SysML)\nFluent in BaSH (Bourne-Again Shell) or similar scripting\nAutomated test-driven & continuous integration development\nDESIRED THEORETICAL EXPERIENCE: Linear algebra: Agile methodology\nWhat We Can Offer You\nNorthrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment that encourages your growth, benefiting both employees and the company. The benefits are flexible and customizable, enabling you to choose options that suit your individual and family needs. Your benefits will include the following:\nHealth Plan\nSavings Plan\nPaid Time Off\nEducation Assistance\nTraining and Development\nFlexible Work Arrangements\nhttps://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.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.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8056,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual bonuses","Education assistance","Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Insurance coverage","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Aerospace Manufacturing","Satellite Manufacturing","C4ISR","Space Defense"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T17:54:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T20:30:39Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":155400,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T20:30:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":40856,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":12494},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=12494"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/northrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-principal-software-development-analyst-26-490"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4271301}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"northropgrumman.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4271301},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}