Software Engineer (Command & Control) – Level 3 or 4
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.
This Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 role will sit at our Aurora, CO site.
This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
You will be part of the Command-and-Control team where you will design, develop, document, refactor, test, and debug applications software for a Ground Segment. You will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission.
The ideal candidate will have Software development experience, with the ability to digest changes and synthesize them into working designs, generate efficient code according to the specifications, and adapt to changes as necessary that are driven by bugs or specification updates or the customer. The candidate is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment, and to be highly self-motivated; reporting information to leads and the customer. The candidate is expected to handle diverse assignments with efficiency, finding unique solutions and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow.
This position is contingent upon clearance verification and transfer to the NG sponsored program as well as continued ability to maintain required clearance level.
Basic Qualifications:
Requires an active Top-Secret with SCI eligibility at time of application [US Citizenship required]
Must be able and willing to favorably succeed a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph
Principal Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of software engineering experience; Master’s degree with 3 years of software engineering experience; An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor’s.
Sr Principal Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of software engineering experience; Master’s degree with 6 years of software engineering experience; PhD with 4 years of software engineering experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor’s.
Experience with C++ and Python
Experience with RedHat Linux Environment (RHEL)
Experience with Software design lifecycle
Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, etc) and development using Agile methodologies
Preferred Qualifications (not required, but nice to have):
Adjudicated FS or CI polygraph
STEM degree
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins)
Experience with automated testing
Excellent technical writing and team-building skills
Experience with Command and Control (C2)
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