Sr Principal Software Engineer - Cloud

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer
. This role is located on site in El Segundo, CA or San Diego, CA
.

In this role you will help adapt a suite of mobile control station software applications to a cloud environment, participating in building Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and infrastructure to deploy the solution to an Il-5 cloud environment including containerization, instrumentation, integration, security, and system test. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Dev
* Ops, in an Agile software development environment.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years of Software Engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of Software Engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 4 years of Software Engineering experience
• Clearance requirement: ability to transfer and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Experience with infrastructure components (VMs, containers, network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and micro‑services
• Experience with software‑defined networking
• Experience with a coding or scripting language
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
• Strong interpersonal, problem‑solving, organizational, and multi‑tasking skills
• Certified (associate level or above) in a cloud platform (e.g., Azure Platform >= Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Platform >= Solutions Architect Associate)

• An active Secret or higher clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
• Completed degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• CompTIA Cloud+ certification
• Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
• Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration
• Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)
• Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience leading teams of technical individuals

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 position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category:
Engineering