Staff Software Engineer – Software Architect (25-369)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offers an excellent opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer – Software Architect to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This role, based in Huntsville, AL, is vital in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position, as it requires on-site work with no remote options available.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a critical part of the Missile Defense System. It provides an essential operational platform that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively manage networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.

C2BMC offers a layered missile defense capability, delivering an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to enhance overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital component of all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the missile defense system's current and future capabilities.

The candidate will join the C2BMC software architecture team on the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (ART).

Essential Functions:

• Defining and overseeing the implementation of the software architecture for a Java-based missile defense command and control system, ensuring the architecture aligns with the design principles of the C2BMC program
• Providing direct technical support to the Chief Engineer and Chief Architect and coordinating across engineering disciplines (e.g., Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Integration & Test, Operations & Sustainment)
• Examples of tasks to be carried out include:
  • Perform trade studies and analysis for current and future C2BMC development activities
  • Maintain software architecture artifacts for the ART
  • Oversee the development of ART software design
  • Assess the ramifications and impacts of proposed architectural changes on the software baselines
  • Analyze system performance, including quantifying performance, identifying bottlenecks, and measuring throughput
  • Support briefings, presentations, and demonstrations to the customer
• Assist with analyzing, designing, and implementing cybersecurity requirements in software
• Collaborating with other program architects to implement enterprise architecture goals and guidance
• Understanding modern software architecture paradigms like event-driven and service-oriented architecture
• Will be an effective communicator who bridges engineering disciplines, customer and program leadership, and individual contributors to develop solutions
• Will conduct trade studies and analysis across software engineering disciplines
• Will provide architecture development and coordination, establishing the relationships between internal and external components
• Will communicate architectural intent and constraints to a diverse group of customers, developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users

Basic Qualifications:

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 10 years of