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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.Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.\nNorthrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems - Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.\nOur team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.\nNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Cloud and Applications to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in El Segundo, CA.\nAccomplish\nIn this role you will help adapt a suite of mobile control station software applications to a cloud environment, participating in building Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and infrastructure to deploy the solution to an Il-5 cloud environment including containerization, instrumentation, integration, security, and system test. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Dev*Ops, in an Agile software development environment.\nSucceed\nThe individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.\n**This role may be filled at either the Principal Software Engineer or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer level based on the qualifications below.**\nBasic Qualifications:\nPrincipal: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD degree in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience\n\nSr. Principal: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD degree in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience\n\nMust have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs\n\nExperience with infrastructure components (VMs, containers, network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts)\n\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices\n\nExperience with software-defined networking\n\nExperience with a coding or scripting language (C, C++, Java, Python)\n\nExperience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)\n\nPreferred Qualification:\nA Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering\n\nAn active Secret or higher clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)\n\nCertified (associate level or above) in a cloud platform or\nAzure Platform\n\nAWS Platform\n\nCompTIA Security+ certification\n\nCompTIA Cloud+ certification\n\nExperience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)\n\nDemonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration\n\nKnowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)\n\nExpertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)\n\nExperience leading teams of technical individuals\n\nThrive with Us\nAt Northrop Grumman we are invested in the growth and well-being off all our employees. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.\nOur Total Rewards Program offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.\nIf you are ready to join us in defining possible, apply now.\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00The 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. 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