Software Engineer​/UI Tech Lead – Level 3 or - R10229890

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Yes (SCI). Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

Software Engineer/UI Tech Lead – Level 3 or 4 – Morrisville, NC. 100% onsite within a SCIF environment.

Work schedule:

9/80 (every other Friday off).

This role involves leading a small, high‑performing development team focused on building and evolving user‑interface (UI) applications deployed in cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience across the full stack—backend services, frontend UI, and cloud operations—and a proven track record of extending existing UI platforms with new capabilities.

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top‑Secret (TS) clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) within a reasonable period of time.
• Ability to complete and favorably succeed a Counterintelligence polygraph.
• Level 3 (Principal):
  Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Level 4 (Sr Principal):
  Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR PhD with 4 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with full‑stack development: design, implement, and maintain backend services (e.g., APIs, data processing).
• Experience analyzing existing UI codebases to identify improvement opportunities to extend functionality, improve performance, and scalability, ensuring maintainability.
• Experience with Agile processes.
• Experience producing and maintaining architectural diagrams, API specifications, and developer guides.
• Experience with Type Script/Node.js, React or equivalent (Angular, Vue).

• Current/Active SCI.
• Adjudicated Counterintelligence (CI) or Full‑Scope (FS) polygraph.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of UI performance optimization.
• Exposure to automated testing frameworks.
• Languages:
  
  Python, Golang.
• Technologies:
  NestJS, Express, Redis, BullMQ, SQL Database, RxJS, Git Lab.
• Cloud services: AWS (EC2, S3, Cloud Front, Amplify, RDS).
• Atlassian Suite.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $.

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $.

Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.