Software Engineer - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Software Engineer Level 3 or 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse, and innovative individuals supporting an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) group. located in Colorado Springs, CO.

As a software developer on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team. You will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements, create and implement new capabilities and algorithms. Many of the algorithms and capabilities implemented by the team will be mathematics and physics intensive complex solutions that will be highly critical to the system performance. In addition to software development you will also be expected to support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed for the software capability.

Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer – Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer – Level 4.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience, or 1 year with a PhD.

• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

• Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java

• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing

• Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information

• Unix/Linux Operating System Experience

• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as:
  Atlassian tool suite, Jira, Git Hub, Git Lab, Sonar Qube, Coverity, and Jenkins.

• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience, or 4 years with a PhD.

• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

• Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java

• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing

• Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as:
  Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR Sonar Qube

• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as:
  Atlassian tool suite, Jira, Git…