Sr Principal Engineer Software

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our software organization. This role is located in San Diego, California or El Segundo, California

In this role you will be working with the latest technology to modernize software product production with DevSecOps - continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous cyber, continuous deployment, and continuous metrics on aerospace programs. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, architecture, development, deployment, and operation of modern DevSecOps software factory. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test in an Agile software development environment. 

Key Responsibilities

Support the adoption of software factory standard and deployment of software factory reference implementations on programs

Document best practices, standard process, and standard tools into engineering authoritative source of truth for process and tools Metrics automation and and engineering review on programs Train users on DevSecOps lifecycle best practices - continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous cyber, and continuous deployment pipeline across programs

Standup of large-scale software factory used by software teams

Define, design, and implement all segments of DevSecOps lifecycle - continuous build, continuous integration, continuous test, continuous cyber, and continuous deployment pipeline on a program

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Software Engineering to include a background in the agile development lifecycle, OR a Master’s degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience in Software Engineering to include a background in agile development lifecycle, OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Software Engineering to include a background in agile development lifecycle
• Experience with configuration of virtual machines (VMs) and virtual networks (VPC, NSX-T, NSX-V)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Interim Secret clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification with cloud technology (AWS, VMWare, Azure, Kubernetes) at the professional level
• Must have experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Java, JavaScript, C++, C#, Python, Swift) and software development lifecycle
• Must have experience with developing software using agile processes (Kanban, Scrum, Scrumban)
• Must have experience with one of the following change management tracking system tools: Jira, ClearQuest, Asana
• Must have experience with one of the following continues integration tools: Bamboo, Jenkins, Gitlab
• Must have experience with one of the following configuration management systems: GIT, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Subversion
• Must have experience with one of the following continuous deployment systems: Octopus, ArgoCD, CodeStream, EletricFlow, AWS CodePipeline, 
• Must have experience with one of the following metric tools: Tableau, JasperReport, Crystal Report, Talend, Alteryx, Power BI
• Must have experience in defining and implementing DevSecOps lifecycle - continuous (build, integration, test, deployment, cyber, monitoring)
• Experience with defining and designing metrics on programs
• Experience with defining and designing cloud solution
• Experience with defining and designing comprehensive cyber analysis regimen on program
• Experience with defining and designing roadmap for cyber remediation and cyber compliance on a program
• Experience with defining, implementing, and operation of cyber remediation and Risk Management Framework (RMF) 
• Active Secret DoD Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
• Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $206,000.00The 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.