Principal Software Engineer - JEMINI (22-310) - C2BMC

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job 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 has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at the Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO. Position Overview: The selected Principal Software Engineer on the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications program (C2BMC) will support the development of software on C2BMC and JEMINI programs. Will be responsible for performing in-depth analysis and provide technical support of systems software products, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support. Will also assist with the design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging and documentation of programs. Interfaces with other system support groups to resolve problems, setting standards and improving overall efficiency of the operating system. Essential Functions:

• Responsible for software development in the Java language.
• Maintains currency, debugs, and configures related software products.
• Work from specifications to develop or modify operating systems applications.
• Designs, codes, tests and implements tools for operations automation.
• Works on most phases of software systems programming applications and which may require some instruction and guidance. Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and 0 years of related experience, or 9 years related experience in lieu of a degree
  • Software engineering and software development with Java/JEE experience.
  • Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs
  • Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance which is required to start and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) clearance Preferred Qualifications:
    • Experience and knowledge of basic software practices such as coding standards and configuration management
    • Experience with database design, management, and maintenance
    • Experience with Hibernate, SQL and PostgreSQL/Enterprise DB
    • Experience developing enterprise applications
    • Experience with Java foundation classes and toolkits
    • Knowledge of server side/database development and computer system administration
    • Experience working as part of an Agile team
    • Use of common software development and management tools such as GIT, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence, Maven or Gradle and Eclipse
    • Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and UML diagrams
    • Command and control system application development
    • Previous experience with message translation software
    • Automated test and pipeline development experience desired; test driven development
    • Experience developing software for Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
    • Experience with Software Integration testing including developing automated test scripts
    • Prior experience designing and developing microservices and deploying with containers; experience setting up a container environment
    • Experience with Risk Management Framework/STIG/Fortify mitigation
    • A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance Salary Range: $92,200 USD - $138,400 USD Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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