Software Engineer - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer – Level 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL and requires working on-site daily.

Position Overview:

The Principal Software Engineer – Level 3 will support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Architecture and Delivery (A&D) Automated Test and Verification (ATV) Team and is responsible for developing automation related SW development products in support of the GWS contract execution on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

Essential Functions:  

• You will be expected to build SW products assigned by your leadership related to test automation of requirement verification efforts at the system level
• Develop software in an Agile environment
• Develop and conduct testing in HWIL environment
• Automate current manual test procedures

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 Years experience; or a Masters Degree and 3 years of experience, or 1 year of experience with PhD.
• Experience with components of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, or deployment
• Professional experience development using Python, Bash or similar languages
• Familiarity with Agile software development using tools like Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket
• Capable of working both independently and within team environments
• Applicants must be able to work on-site, in office
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science discipline(s)
• Experience developing technical solutions in collaboration with product teams
• Experience in software development related to Test Automation
• Experience using Jenkins and Eggplant
• Experience in Agile/Scrum leadership roles such as Scrum Master or Product Owner
• Current Security+ certification

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 exte