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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
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 Sector is seeking Principal Engineer Software or Sr. Principal Engineer Software to support the Global Surveillance Division supporting the team of qualified, diverse individuals. The program technologies include the full software lifecycle and advanced missions support in tactical applications for the warfighter. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida location, on site.
Responsibilities will include designing, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software. You’ll need to rely on the following skills: Linux/RHEL, bash scripting, Ansible, Atlassian Suite, ACAS and SCC scanning, patching and applying STIGs, C++, Python, virtual machines (KVM/QEMU, VMware/Vcenter), and container technology such as podman.
Essential Functions:
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
• Supporting the gathering and reporting software metrics.
• Follow program software best practices.
• Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Occasional travel may be required
• Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.
• Support software working groups with the customer.
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations.
This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.
Basic Qualifications:
• ( Principal Engineer Software ) bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 + years of experience in software engineering, 3 years of relevant experience with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering
• (Sr. Principal Engineer Software) bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 + years of experience in software engineering, 6 years of relevant experience, with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering or a PhD with 4 or more years software engineering experience
• Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance. Interim DoD secret required to start.
• Ability to obtain and maintain special program access.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• At least 3 years of Linux Operating Systems troubleshooting experience, applying STIGs, and scanning with ACAS and SCC.
• At least 3 years
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