Deputy Software Lead (level 3 or 4) [*Active TS/SCI required]

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) seeks to find a Software Engineer in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. 

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Deputy Software Lead to support a critical cloud-based program leveraging AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes for orchestration, and a Python-based codebase. In this role, you will work closely with the Software Lead and cross-functional teams to guide technical execution, ensure software quality, and drive team productivity.

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Support the Software Lead in overseeing the development lifecycle, including planning, development, testing, and deployment

• Serve as a technical mentor and resource for team members

• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments and system reliability

• Review and contribute to Python codebase with attention to scalability, performance, and maintainability

• Participate in architecture and design discussions

• Assist in managing sprints, task assignments, and progress tracking

• Ensure alignment with best practices for AWS cloud-native development and Kubernetes-based deployment

This position will be at our Morrisville North Carolina site. This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

This requisition may be filled at either a level 3 (principal) or a level 4 (sr principal), depending on the candidate’s experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application

• Must be willing and able to favorably succeed a counterintelligence polygraph

• Minimum years of experience needed to be considered:

  • Level 3 (Principal)

    • 5 Years of relevant software experience with a completed bachelor’s degree

    • 3 Years of relevant software experience with a completed master's degree

    • 1 Year of relevant software experience with a completed PhD

    • 7 Years of relevant software experience with a completed associate’s degree

    • 9 years of relevant software experience in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required)

  • Level 4 (Sr Principal)

    • 8 Years of relevant software experience with a completed bachelor’s degree

    • 6 Years of relevant software experience with a completed master's degree

    • 4 Year of relevant software experience with a completed PhD

    • 10 Years of relevant software experience with a completed associate’s degree

    • 12 years of relevant software experience in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required)

  • Strong proficiency in Python

  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, etc.)

  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes (Helm charts, service discovery, autoscaling, etc.)

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.

  • Experience with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM degree

• Experience leading or supporting distributed teams

• Knowledge of container security best practices

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool