Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: No 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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Bellevue, NE is currently seeking Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software. The successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following:

Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems
Regularly demonstrate progress to customers
Basic Qualifications for an Engineer Software:

Engineer Software:
A high school diploma with a minimum of 6 years of software development experience
A Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 2 years of software development experience
A Master of Science degree in a STEM field with 0 years of software development experience

Principal Engineer Software:
A high school diploma with a minimum of 9 years of software development experience
A Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience
A Master of Science degree in a STEM field with 3 years of software development experience

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with small technical teams
Experience with Infrastructure as Code automation
Experience with DevSecOps principles and practices
Experience working in Agile software development environments
Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
Ability to obtain/maintain access to work on-site in Bellevue, NE
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Infrastructure as Code:
Container Management Platforms such as RKE2, AWS, OpenShift, etc.
Automation technologies such as Ansible, Helm, etc.
Virtualization platforms such as VMWare, Proxmox, etc.

Experience with DevSecOps:
Implementing and maintaining CI/CD software pipelines
Automating the securing and hardening software products
Enabling operations and maintenance activities with Infrastructure as Code
Creating solutions that encourage Dev-Prod Parity

Experience with Data Architectures and Data Streaming:
Implementing tools to support Data Mesh or Data Fabric platforms
Designing domain-oriented data architectures
Supporting data governance and policy with tooling and automation

Experience with microservices patterns and creating solutions that run in a containerized environment
Experience with object-oriented programming, web development frameworks, and full stack application architectures

Demonstrated use of configuration management (Git, Bitbucket, Mercurial, Ansible Galaxy)
Demonstrated use of collaboration tool suites (Atlassian, GitLab)
Current DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.
Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.