Software Engineer​/Principal Software Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's life 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.

is currently seeking an Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer . 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

These positions are in support of the following two programs:

The next‑generation Decision Support Service (DSS) transforms the flood of intelligence that feeds National‑level event conferences into a sleek, intuitive visual environment that speaks directly to the nation’s most senior civilian and military leaders—President, Vice President, National Security Council members, Combatant Commanders, and Global Operations Center staff. By aggregating cross‑enclave data through secure domain guards and presenting it in integrated, tailorable geospatial displays, DSS delivers crystal‑clear situational awareness of emerging threats, their potential impacts, and the dwindling time window for response.

Decision makers can instantly compare multiple data views, explore vetted response options, and monitor conference attendance in real time, all within a single, continuously refreshed picture. The result is a dramatic acceleration of threat assessment and a precious expansion of decision‑making time, empowering senior leaders to act with confidence in the most time‑critical moments.

The DFV program manages sustainment, modernization, and feature development for SMPES, focusing on the legacy GC2 application and the SMPES Enterprise Data Visualizer (EDV) as part of an integrated enterprise planning and visualization environment for USSTRATCOM. It delivers Agile, Dev Sec Ops -based software services to evolve GC2 capabilities into EDV, enable data integration across multiple legacy mission systems, and support rapid incorporation of technologies like AI/ML across multiple security enclaves.

Overall, DFV aims to provide a flexible, scalable, and interoperable decision‑support and joint planning capability that improves how Combatant Commanders plan, assess, and visualize global and theater operations.

• Software Engineer :

• A high school diploma with a…