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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Electronics - DEVSECOPS

United States-California-San Diego Posted today

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About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Electronics/ Sr Principal Electronics Engineer - DEVSECOPS to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA . The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Development/Production Team construct. Roles and Responsibilities will include: • Develop, integrate, and maintain an enterprise level toolset in support of cross-discipline engineering teams. • Develop toolsets to exploit large sets of operational data supporting the maintenance of communication subsystems and advanced payload technologies. • Collaborate and work in an engineering environment with Cloud & Application, Communications & Networking, Advanced Payload Technologies, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test. • Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission critical systems. • Identify technical risks/opportunities and proactively develop mitigation plans. • Communicate the progress and accomplishments of the team to senior leadership. • Create and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to ensure stability and quality at all stages of the software development life cycle. • Continuously expand your own skills, maintaining and enhancing relevant certifications.   The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.   There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 25% may be required. ***This position may be filled either at the Principal Electronics Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.*** Basic Qualifications: • Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.  • Sr. Principal Engineer :  Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.  • Experience in hands-on SW development with Python, Java, C++, and/or MATLAB to enable the exploitation of large sets of data.  • Experience in at least two of the following: • Performing predictive trend analysis including the use of AI/ML techniques.  • Building and maintaining complex databases across multiple IT infrastructures. • Container management tools such as Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, or Redhat OpenShift. • Automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerSh

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