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Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Colorado Springs, CO • 8h ago

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO for our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program. We Liaison with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Satellite Control Network (SCN) to support our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program, and to provide satellite support services to our mission critical customer. FROST conducts real time on-orbit support, launch ascent support and End-of-Life operations for all NOPS (NRO Operations Squadron) missions.

The FROST Software team works in a state-of-the-art dynamic environment to develop new containerized software and maintain existing software for different needs on the program.

Responsibilities:

Write and maintain Java software used to establish connections for status & control of ground equipment.

Deploy new containerized software applications in Kubernetes orchestration environment

Manage existing CI/CD pipelines and develop new deployment features

Perform software engineering support for systems implementation

Write and maintain Java software to support launch operations

Assist team members primarily on Java programming utilizing the Spring Boot framework.

Develop and maintain React-based user interfaces

Assist with customer requests by enhancing existing capabilities and creating new ones where needed.

Basic Qualifications:

Work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO

TS/SCI with a Ci polygraph or a TS SCI acquiring a Counterintelligence polygraph CI Poly prior to start.

Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant software experience or a master's and 3 years' experience or a High School diploma / equivalent with 9 years' experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Experience and proficiency with Java

Experience Software design and development

Familiar with Java build systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledgeable with IDE for Java software development or other similar experience

Experience with Gitlab or other similar CI/CD experience

Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.

Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.

Experience using/writing Ansible automation scripts.

Experience with C++ programming language.

Working knowledge of SQL databases.

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering

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