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Staff Software Engineer: Deputy Software Lead (*Active TS/SCI required)

Northrop Grumman
NCMO01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jun 2025
💰 $256,400/yr($155,400/yr$256,400/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 senior Software Engineer to act as a Deputy Software lead in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. 

The Seychelles program needs an experienced SW IPT Deputy Lead to work on their integrated Command & Control (iC2) Phase 1B effort. 

This position will be located at either our Morrisville, North Carolina, or Fairfax, Virginia, sites. (compensation varies per location)

This position requires being fully onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

The SW IPT Deputy Lead will work closely under the SW IPT Lead and be responsible for the day-to-day functions that support the Seychelles Phase 1B software teams. Candidate needs to have an understanding of all Agile processes and ceremonies to oversee the various scrum teams which are operating according to schedule and budget. Basic understanding of program management that needs to include both EVMS and how to gather the proper metrics for reporting to upper program management.

The candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as we will be managing an extremely high performing team, the majority of which are senior staff members.

Basic Qualifications

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

  • Minimum years of experience needed to be considered:

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

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

    • 8 Year of relevant software engineering experience with a completed PhD

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

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

  • Must have above minimum experience on the below:

    • Working within C2 ground systems and managing a team of SW engineers or the technical lead of a SW Subsystem

    • EVMS

    • Developing SW on large teams and full knowledge of Agile development methodologies

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system

    • Java, C++, or Python (or similar scripting language) in a cloud environment

    • Working with a geographically distributed team

Preferred Qualifications

  • STEM degree

  • CAM experience and/or certified

  • Proficient with JIRA metrics and reports

  • Experience performing an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)

  • Understanding of Software Architecture

  • Proficient in cloud native software development with micros services

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.  This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible

Salary Range: $155,400.00 - $256,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determinin

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