Principal Engineer Software full_time

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible™. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Global Surveillance Division is an industry-leading provider for cutting edge Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We thrive from a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the technology revolution and make the impossible, possible.
 
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Software Engineer 3 to join the Systems Infrastructure Engineering (SIE) team based out of the Autonomous Design Center of Excellence (CoE) in San Diego, California.

You will stand-up and manage a suite of strategic UAV ground segment infrastructure hardware, custom software, and work with developers to enable continuous integration (CI) of system software through quarterly updates.  This position will be on a cross-functional team, and good communication skills are a must.  The job will involve leading (scrum master) an Agile scrum team to execute and automate infrastructure maintenance and user services.  

In addition, the successful candidate will collaborate with the team in order to quickly develop innovative solutions to resolve challenging problems.  The successful candidate will work with cross-functional teams to identify, characterize and resolve issues originating from operational fielded systems.  

Finally, the candidate will prioritize automating system tasks (preflight and postflight operations, network health and status checks, configuration management procedures, and software updates) to further improve the team’s efficiency and productivity and be a liaison between the scrum team and the leadership team (product owner, assignment manager, etc).

The roles and responsibilities of this position include (but are not limited to):
•    Leading a team of engineers and providing daily tasking that’s consistent with the current priorities
•    Maintaining an Agile development workflow that’s already established
•    Administration and troubleshooting of Linux (RHEL / CENTOS) 6/7/8 servers and workstations
•    Administration and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2008 / 2016, and Windows 7 / 10 systems
•    Administration and troubleshooting of VMWare vSphere systems (VCSA and ESXi) systems
•    Automate system maintenance tasks with scripting tools (PowerSHell, Python, Ansible, etc.) 
•    Enforce cybersecurity compliance through the use of security frameworks and remediation tools (SCC SCAP scanner, STIG Viewer, and eventually Nessus)
•    Maintain proper configuration management with engineering document lifecycle tools (Team Center Enterprise) 

Basic Qualifications:
•    5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM discipline (9 years relevant experience without a Bachelor’s in STEM); or 2 years relevant experience with a Master’s degree in a related STEM discipline
•    Candidate must have, and be able to maintain a US SECRET security clearance
•    Minimum of 4 years installing, configuring, maintaining and administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6/7/8 servers and workstations
•    Minimum of 4 years installing, configuring, maintaining and administration of Windows-based servers and workstations
•    Meets DoD IAT requirements for security certification for classified systems administrators, or be in the process of obtaining one (i.e., Security+, CISSP, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Active US TOP SECRET clearance
•    Experience with VMWare infrastructure
•    Experience with Ansible
•    Certification from VMWare, Windows (MCSE), and/or RedHat with Satellite Administration
•    US Passport and ability to frequently travel overseas
 

Salary Range: $107,300.00 – $160,900.00

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.