Principal Engineer Software - Payloads & Tasking ; S Security Clearance

Position: Principal Engineer Software - Payloads & Tasking Applications (S with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time 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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add Principal Software Engineer - Payloads and Tasking Applications to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position will be filled out of our Software Engineering organization and will support the team in San Diego, Ca. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Collaborate and work in a team environment with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, Dev Sec Ops  and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment.

* Participate in the software development cycle including prototype and graphic user interface design, implementation and delivery of build/test/release.

* Work with object-oriented programming, design patterns, JMS, Web Services, XML and related technologies (i.e., XPath, XSLT, XSD)

* Develop enterprise solutions for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) in a SOA environment

* Work in a process-oriented software development environment across the software lifecycle

* Collaborate with team members on a regular basis. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. An occasional travel requirement up to 10% may be needed.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.

* Experience using agile development, including participating as Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment.

* Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

* Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing.

* Experience and proficiency utilizing Java,

Experience with Java microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications.

* Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages:
Python, Go, C++, C#, Power Shell, VBScript, Bash, or Korn Shell.

* Experience with Cloud technologies and service providers.

* Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret SCI Security Clearance.

* Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)

Preferred Qualifications:

* Current applicable SAP access

* An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM discipline.

* Advanced technical management degree.

* Advanced experience with at least one of the following databases:
Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgre

SQL, Mongo

DB, Redis, Elasticsearch.

* Advanced experience with at least one of the following container management tools:
Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, Redhat Open Shift

* Experience with application and container security.

* Experience with Machine Learning Model development.

* Experience with threading, intermediate object-oriented programming, design patterns, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging, web technologies, Unified Modeling Language (UML), database essentials and SQL/No

SQL. 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. Depending on the…