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Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Principal / Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join our team supporting a program in the Signals Intelligence Mission Solutions (SMS) Department.
This position will be located at a Mission Systems Sector site in Fairfax, VA.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Triton team, you will have the following responsibilities:
Develop and deliver software to meet mission partner requirements.
Develop both user and developer-level documentation.
Participate in setting the team’s technical direction in alignment with operational requirements and the sponsor’s technical roadmap.
Collaborate with the team to review and improve processes (development, test, governance, stakeholder interactions),
Communicate project status, roadblocks, technical and process proposals to the team and stakeholders.
Prioritize development efforts with mission partners.
Define the complexity, scope, and resources needed to integrate new requirements.
Basic Qualifications for Principal (T03):
Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance with poly to be considered. TS/SCI with poly eligibility must be in place by the start date and must stay in place through employment.
Minimum education and experience are 5 years’ experience with Bachelor’s in Science; 3 years’ experience with Masters; 1 years’ experience with PhD.
Proficient in C#, C++, or C.
Experience developing using .NET Framework on Windows.
Experience with Python or Ruby scripting languages.
Experience developing software on Agile teams with a strong track record of delivering solutions.
Knowledge of software development life cycle.
Strong creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to visualize and implement innovative solutions to problems.
Strong ability to collaborate and excel on a team.
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal (T04):
Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance with poly to be considered. TS/SCI with poly eligibility must be in place by the start date and must stay in place through employment.
Minimum education and experience are 8 years’ experience with Bachelor’s in Science; 6 years’ experience with Masters; 4 years’ experience with PhD.
Proficient in C#, C++, or C.
Experience developing using .NET Framework on Windows.
Experience with Python or Ruby scripting languages.
Experience developing software on Agile teams with a strong track record of delivering solutions.
Knowledge of software development life cycle.
Strong creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to visualize and implement innovative solutions to problems.
Strong ability to collaborate and excel on a team.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of radio frequency (RF), and/or satellite/terrestrial communications systems and techniques.
Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems, particularly Zephyr RTOS.
Experience developing software for embedded systems using C/C++.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Powershell, or Perl.
Experience with Java programming language.
Experience with Xilinx software.
Experience working with Microsoft Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, work item tracking, and project management.
Experience writing software design documentation with Doxygen or other documentation tools.
Familiarity with Git version control system.
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.
Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.
Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.
Primary Level Salary Range: $125,300.00 - $187,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $156,400.00 - $234,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.