Software/DevOps Engineer 3/4 (Active TS/SCI & CI Poly req'd at time of app)

Position Overview

At Northrop Grumman, you will join a pioneering team within the Payload and Ground Systems division of the Space Systems Sector. As an experienced Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer, you will help design, develop, and sustain revolutionary systems that provide a decisive advantage to the warfighter. You will work in a culture that champions innovation, intellectual curiosity, and agile collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Integrate automated development pipelines leveraging test-driven development and CI/CD frameworks.
• Implement provisioning, deployment techniques, and maintain configuration/documentation for staging environments.
• Perform dual roles as a JAVA developer and DevSecOps engineer ensuring robust software quality and security.
• Function with Agile principles to incorporate stakeholder feedback and maintain a stable security posture.

Required Qualifications

• For Principal level: Bachelor's in a STEM discipline with 5+ years experience (or Master’s with 3+ years; or PhD + 1 year), or additional experience in lieu of degree.
• For Sr. Principal level: Bachelor's in a STEM discipline with 8+ years experience (or Master’s with 6+ years; or PhD + 4 years), or additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly) required.
• Proven experience in creating and maintaining DevSecOps pipelines, including working with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in front-end, back-end, or full-stack development using Agile methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design and full software lifecycle management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in planning, evolving, and automating processes and infrastructure for accelerated deployment.
• Demonstrated ability to define and implement build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards.
• Expertise in Software Configuration Management (SCM), ensuring high code quality and automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working as part of Agile teams to deliver end-to-end automation and infrastructure management.
• Ability to create scripts/templates for automating infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
• Expertise in installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems and application software.
• Adept at overseeing security, backup, and redundancy strategies while evaluating application performance.

Benefits & Perks

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.
• Clearance Type: Top Secret required.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
• Compensation: Salary ranges of $110,300.00 - $165,500.00 and $137,400.00 - $206,000.00, based on experience and role level.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, annual bonuses, and long term incentives (for VP/Director positions).
• Robust benefits including health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal needs.