Software/Principal Software Development Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Development Analyst/Principal Software Development Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is on a 9/80 work schedule will be located 100% onsite in Redondo Beach, CA. An analyst does the following: Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software. Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards. Evaluates interface between hardware and software, operational requirements, and characteristics of overall system. Documents testing and maintenance of system corrections. Build and maintain a line‑of‑business web applications used for integration & test scheduling, job management, and related workflows. The system is a full‑stack solution with a Single Page Application (SPA) front‑end and an API backed middle layer with a database back‑end. Work includes feature development, performance tuning, complex SQL/EF queries, and UI/UX tweaks in a fairly intricate  codebase. Key Responsibilities:  Feature Development • Implement new features and enhancements in an front‑end (JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue, Ember, Svelte) UI (components, services, modals, grids, filters). • Develop API middle layer (C#, Node, Express, NextJS, Fastify, Rust, GOLang) Data & Persistence • Design and optimize database (MS SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle) objects such as stored procedures, views, tables using complex joins and reporting queries. • Work with a modern ORM (Entity Framework Core, Django, Hibernate) and raw SQL statements     UI/UX & Front-End Integration • Work with Bootstrap or other CSS framework. • Build highly responsive web applications and components that deliver seamless user experiences  DevOps & Collaboration • Use source control (Azure DevOps / Git repos) with pull requests, branching, and CI/CD pipelines • Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and production troubleshooting   Basic Qualifications (A02): • Bachelors in Science degree with 2 years of software experience or similar OR a Masters degree • Experience of databases (i.e. MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle) • Experience with C# or similar (GoLang, Perl, C++, Ruby) server-side scripts Basic Qualifications (A03): • Bachelors in Science degree with 5 years of software experience or similar, Masters degree with 3 years of software experience or similar or PhD with 1 year of experience in software experience or similar • Experience of databases (i.e. MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle) • Experience with C# or similar (GoLang, Perl, C++, Ruby) server-side scripts Preferred Qualifications: • Experience Web UI development • Experience with JavaScript or