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Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – DevOps

Northrop Grumman
FLME222, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Jun 2026
💰 $147,600/yr($79,300/yr$147,600/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – DevOps to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels
  • Coordinate program builds and delivery pipelines
  • Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders on build and delivery schedule
  • Automate and simply the build and delivery process

Basic Qualifications for a Software Engineer (level 2):

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s  degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience;
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience with Agile Framework within the last 2 years.
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience developing software and scripts in C++, C# Java AND/OR Python for Safety/Mission-Critical applications/Systems within the last 2 years.
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes within the last 2 years.
  • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer (level 3):

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience with Agile Framework within the last 3 years.
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience developing software and scripts in C++, C# Java AND/OR Python for Safety/Mission-Critical applications/Systems within the last 3 years.
  • Demonstrated Professional Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes within the last 3 years.
  • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications for both a Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer:

  • Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, strong time management, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems
  • Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.
  • Active DoD Top Secret (in-scope) clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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 responsibi

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