Salary
$123k – $184k per year
Location
In office (United States)
Seniority
Principal · 8+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
Overview
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Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 Sr. Principal Software Engineer. This position is located in Clearfield, UT and supports the ICBM Sustainment Team.
What you’ll get to do:
- Participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirements definition, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers.
- Deploy software applications to production environments; monitor system performance; identify and implement improvements; maintain existing software applications and systems; and respond to and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
- Maintain existing software and environments in accordance with disciplined engineering practices, sustaining applications, databases, and interfaces in compliance with MIL-STD-31000C, Technical Data Packages, and applicable AF/DoD standards.
- Facilitate the creation and maintenance of mission critical software solutions actively used by a government customer.
- Help define and implement automated test strategies (unit, integration, and regression where applicable).
- Work independently as a self starter, demonstrating initiative and the ability to complete tasking with minimal oversight.
- Integrate software capabilities with hardware components in a complex, mission critical environment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with a variety of programming languages, including C#, JavaScript, and Python.
- Full stack development experience, including both frontend and backend solutions.
- Experience with hardware-software integration.
- Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL), including developing queries, stored procedures, and functions.
- Experience working with software version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Secret clearance.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and maintain existing code, including legacy applications (sustainment/maintenance).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
- Experience with C/C++.
- Experience with server-side development (e.g., RESTful APIs, services).
- Experience with GUI design and user experience (UX) best practices.
- Experience developing technical documentation, including software version descriptions and user/administration guides.
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