Senior Principal Software Architect

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector (NGMS) is seeking a Secure Embedded Architect at the Staff Embedded Software Engineer level to support the Advanced Processing Solutions Organization.

The selected architect will be responsible for supporting leading the technical solution of a new secure capability for a using program. The architect must successfully interact with customers, program leadership, and peer engineering organizations to understand requirements, document use cases, and create detailed design documentation for junior engineering to implement. The architect will train and lead a team of engineers to implement and deliver those capabilities within schedule and cost constraints. The selected architect will develop and maintain technical design material including that of the secure solution for internal and customer consumption. The architect will be expected to provide novel technical solutions to complex problems and unplanned change. The architect will provide accurate and timely updates on risks, technical issues, and progress. The selected architect will also interface with product owners and systems engineers to ensure technical designs meet customer requirements and are feasible within program constraints.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Software Architect/Senior Principal Software Architect based out of College Park, MD and/or Dahlgren, VA

This position may be staffed as a hybrid role from College Park, MD and/or Dahlgren, VA

This requisition may be filled as a Principal Software Architect/Senior Principal Software Architect

Basic Qualifications at the Principal Level

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a master’s degree with 3 years of experience or a PhD with 1 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher
• Experience with Agile Software Development/Leadership.
• Proficiency in software testing
• Experience with any of the following:
  • Containers
  • Microservices
  • Kubernetes
  • Model Based Engineering
• 5 or more years of proficiency in real-time systems experience.
• 5 or more years of software architecture experience.
• 2 years of systems engineering experience.

Basic Qualifications at the Senior Principal Level

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a master’s degree with 3 years of experience or a PhD with 1 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience with Agile Software Development/Leadership.
• Proficiency in software testing
• Experience with any of the following:
  • Containers
  • Microservices
  • Kubernetes
  • Model Based Engineering
• 5 or more years of proficiency in real-time systems experience.
• 5 or more years of software architecture experience.
• 2 years of systems engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with good Agile (Scrum) team execution and principles
• Strong C/C++ background, Python background, and some knowledge in JAVA, JVM & RMI.
• Experience with SW tools: Git, Atlassian suite (BitBucket, Confluence, Jira), Jenkins, static & dynamic code