Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Services (22-285) - 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 Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Services to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located out of Colorado Springs, CO. Position Overview: This position is for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer on the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program . The selected candidate will be responsible for software development in the Java language for the Enterprise Services team. Essential Functions:

• Under minimal direction, provide specialized expertise within multiple systems, software disciplines, as well as general knowledge of related disciplines, applications implications, and customer areas.
• Responsible for performing in-depth analysis and technical support of systems software products, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support.
• Maintains currency, debugs and configures related software products.
• Works from specifications to develop or modify operating systems applications.
• Assists with 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.
• Designs, codes, tests and implements tools for operations automation.
• Works on most phases of software systems programming applications and may require minor instruction and guidance in other phases.
• Leadership position on small software focused teams may be required. Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 9 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related experience, or a PhD and 4 years of related experience, or 13 years of related experience in lieu of the degree.
  • Software engineering and software development with strong Java/J2EE experience.
  • Experience with common software development and management tools such as maven, git/gitea, nexus and Eclipse.
  • 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. Preferred Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
    • Experience with agile development methodologies.
    • Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and SysML diagrams.
    • Experience and knowledge of software practices such as coding standards, automated testing, automated build pipelines and configuration management.
    • Experience with C++ is a plus
    • Experience developing enterprise applications on Linux (Windows experience also desired)
    • Extensive Experience with Java foundation classes and toolkits.
    • Small team leadership experience (Agile team leadership strongly experience desired)
    • Knowledge of server side/database development, computer system administration.
    • Net-centric, horizontal integration program expertise is a plus.
    • Security+ or equivalent strongly desired.
    • Command and control system application development.
    • Experience with Software Integration and formal testing.
    • Knowledge and experience implementing Cyber Security/RMF requirements.
    • Ability to present advanced concepts to non-software engineers, including senior program and military leaders.
    • Proven ability/experience to mentor and teach junior engineers. Salary Range: $114,300 USD - $171,500 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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