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Northrop Grumman

GBSD OC2 Principal SW Engineer Agile Scrum Master

Huntsville, AL

Start your future with a new mission: Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP). As a part of the NGSP Team, you will work with experts that develop systems and solutions to keep our world safe. Together we protect our troops, public safety, information, and our planet. It's unique work. It's challenging and rewarding. But most of all, it is work that makes a difference. 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. Join us and launch your career.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal Software Engineer Agile Scrum Master. 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.

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What you will get to do, specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Clearing obstacles from the team, and protecting the team from interruptions and distractions.
  • Addressing team dynamics, and ensuring a good relationship between product owner and team.
  • Coaching the scrum team to adhere to the Agile principles and good DevSecOps practices.
  • Responsible for facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
  • Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
  • Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
  • Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
  • Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • 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 deliver in accordance with DevSecOps processes and best practices
  • Performs code quality management and corrects defects
  • Designing and developing APIs.
  • Coordinates with HW/SW team to perform retests and regression tests once defects are corrected
  • Candidate should have strong experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Travis CI or Circle CI.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts
This position's 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.

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Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Engineer:
  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; or 3 Years with Masters; or 0 Years with PhD.
  • US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 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
    • 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
    • Experience with Java/C/C++ development and/or front-end web development including JavaScript Frameworks (Angular JS or React), HTML, and CSS
    • Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
    • Familiarity with distributed version control software (Git, Mercurial)
    • Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
    • Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming), Scaled Agile Framework - SAFe for Lean Enterprises
    • Experience in Scrum Team roles, either as a Scrum Master or Product Owner
    • A Servant-Leader mindset to remove impediments from the Scrum team.
% Travel: 10-15%

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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-20012960
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Four-Day Work Week
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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