Sr. Principal Software Engineer; AHT Security Clearance

Position: Sr. Principal Software Engineer (AHT) with Security Clearance
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No 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.

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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Bellevue, NE is currently seeking an Sr. Principal Engineer Software. The successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following:
* Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team

* Support team in completing necessary software on schedule

* Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions

* Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems

* Regularly demonstrate progress to customers Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Engineer Software
* A high school diploma with a minimum of 12 years of software development experience

* A bachelor's in science degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of software development experience

* A master's in science degree in a STEM field with 6 years of software development experience
* Experience with object-oriented programming, web development frameworks, and full stack application architectures

* Proven experience with Linux OS.

* Familiarity with relational database management systems (Oracle/PDBs) and SQL

* Working knowledge of the Agile development processes

* Familiarity with Test automation practices and tools (Integration testing, Unit testing, QFTest)

* Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams

* Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results

* Ability to obtain/maintain access to work full time on-site in Bellevue, NE.

* Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience working in Agile software development environment.

* Experience with Infrastructure as Code:

* Container Management Platforms such as RKE2, AWS, Open Shift, etc.

* Automation technologies such as Ansible, Helm, etc.

* Virtualization platforms such as VMWare, Proxmox, etc.

* Experience with Dev Sec Ops :

* Implementing and maintaining CI/CD software pipelines

* Automating the securing and hardening software products

* Enabling operations and maintenance activities with Infrastructure as Code

* Creating solutions that encourage Dev-Prod Parity

* Software Security Tools

* Sonar Qube

* Demonstrated use of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and configuration management (Bit Bucket)

* Demonstrated use of collaboration tool suites (Atlassian, Git Lab)

* Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret security clearance. Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $ The 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.

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