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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
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.
The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff-level Software Engineer to join our team supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU). This position would be based in the Morrisville, North Carolina area.
This role will be coding in a mix of primarily Java and some Python.
Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software, and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
Ensures software standards are met
Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug-free delivery of critical business software to production
Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
Create and update Windows installers
Install, test, and verify software products
Maintain multiple baseline repositories
Provide support for the software build and installation
This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.
Basic Qualifications
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) security clearance at time of application
Must be willing to submit and successfully complete a Counterintelligence polygraph
Minimum years of experience needed to be considered:
12 Years of relevant experience with a completed bachelor’s degree
10 Years of relevant experience with a completed master’s degree
8 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD
14 Years of relevant experience with a completed associate’s degree
16 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required)
Must have experience on the below:
Python
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Developing in an automated CI/CD pipeline, unit testing, integration testing
Must be able to collaborate and work with geographically distant parties
Preferred Qualifications
Java experience highly encouraged – in-lieu of Java, experience in C#/C++ a plus
Front-end experience and/or interest in using JavaScript frameworks, (Destiny)
Working in an Agile environment
Developing using microservice architecture in a Cloud environment
Experience and/or interest in developing with AWS
Space/Space Missions Domain Knowledge
Experience with Rest & JMS
Data processing knowledge
Git, maven, helm, harbor
Experience with Robot Framework, Cucumber, or other similar Automated Test Frameworks
Proclivity for SW/Microservice Architecture and Design
To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off. This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.
With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible
Salary Range: $150,000.00 – $225,000.00
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.
