Job Description

Description

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, youll 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.

What Youll Get To Do:

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal DevSecOps Software Engineer. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. Learn more about the GBSD program here.

Northrop Grumman supports the Air Forces sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

What you will get to do, specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

Designs, develops and tests displays, controls and functionality

Designs, develops and tests simulation software for use in high fidelity simulation based training systems; training systems may include a combination of console and weapon system simulations, virtual reality, and augmented reality

Design and develop artificial intelligence algorithms to tutor, assess and evaluate learner knowledge

Develops and maintains databases to monitor and analyze learner and system performance

Collaborates with Systems and Quality Engineers to ensure software requirements are met

Performs software peer reviews, version control, automated tests, software analysis, continuous integration, and continuous delivery in accordance with DevSecOps processes and best practices

Performs code quality management and corrects defects

Coordinates with HW/SW team to perform retests and regression tests once defects are corrected

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental amp; Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs amp; Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health amp; Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

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Qualification

This position may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer or Sr. Principal Software Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:
BQs for a Principal Software Engineer:
5 years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
Experience with Java/C/C++ development and/or front-end web development including JavaScript Frameworks (Angular JS or React), HTML, and CSS
Experience with working in a fast pace, agile environment with the ability to work on cross-function Scrum team focused on quality and capability delivery
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming), Scaled Agile Framework SAFe for Lean Enterprises
Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

BQs for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer:
Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience; or 7 Years with Masters; or 4 Years with PhD.
Experience with Java/C/C++ development and/or front-end web development including JavaScript Frameworks (Angular JS or React), HTML, and CSS
Experience with working in a fast pace, agile environment with the ability to work on cross-function Scrum team focused on quality and capability delivery
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming), Scaled Agile Framework SAFe for Lean Enterprises
Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

Preferred Qualifications:
Strong experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Travis CI or Circle CI
Strong experience with deployment automation tools such as chef, puppet or ansible
Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
Familiarity with distributed version control software (Git, Mercurial)
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems