Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Software - TS SSBI Clearance Needed

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Morrisville
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

The Space Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the AMMOLITE Ground Segment team in Morrisville NC.
This position can also be performed from

• Fairfax VA
• Baltimore MD The ideal candidate shall design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determine computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met.
  Responsibilities may include the following:
  
  Contribute to software development and integration efforts for a Ground System
  Assist team of administrators and developers with integration of tenants into an existing VMWare based architecture
  Participate overall system evaluation efforts, code reviews, collaborate on requirements, design documentation and test plans as a part of the overall software design and development process
  Assist with identifying, developing and implementing solutions for software related technical issues that could impact costs, schedule, or performance
  Review and analyze code scan results, and provide way- ahead mitigation recommendations in support of software assurance efforts
  Interface with other software developers and testers during integration and new version releases
  Work closely with customer during S/W implementation and troubleshoot during integration activities
  Support critical operations during standard and when necessary, non-standard working hours
  
  This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Basic Qualifications:
  This position may be performed as a Principal or Sr Principal engineer depending on the qualifications, skills, and experience of the candidate.
  
  Principal Software Engineer - Bachelor's Degree in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5+ years of experience, Master's Degree and 3+ years of experience; or 9 years of experience in lieu of degree.
  Sr Principal Software Engineer- Bachelor's Degree in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 9+ years of experience, Master's Degree and 7+ years of experience; or 13 years of expereince in lieu of degree.
  Must be a US Citizen with an active or current Top Secret/SSBI and have the ability to obtain SCI level access.
  Experience with Agile software development using Java, Python, and/or C++ software development in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment
  Familiarity with Agile Scrum practices and traditional waterfall projects
  Knowledge of object oriented design
  Knowledge of software lifecycles
  Experience with version control software such as Git (GitLab or BitBucket)
  Experience using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  Familiarity with Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  Familiarity with developing and deploying containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and virtualized compute resources either on-premise or in a cloud environment.
  Experience using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  Experience in developing and delivering software using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
  Familiarity with geospatial data, geospatial processing, and/or remote sensing
  Space Vehicle to Ground and Ground to Space communication design, implementation & testing experience.
  Experience with Ground Systems (space or satellite knowledge highly preferred)
  
  Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. Associated topics: .net, application architect, application developer, c/c++, develop, expert, perl, project architect, software architect, software engineer lead

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