RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The location for this opportunity is Melbourne, Florida and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80A schedule meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has No remote or Hybrid work available .
Responsibilities include design, develop, test, and deploy microservice-based applications to Linux and Windows environment. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines or automated deployments for efficient SW delivery. Develop containerized applications and manage them using Kubernetes and Helm. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in at least one language C++, Java, or Python. Ability to write ansible playbooks, PowerShell, and helm charts is preferred but willingness to learn is required.  General expectations of candidate is to support integration of software for use across multi-domain/multi-platform scenarios using software engineering best practices and standards and participate in the full life-cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit testing, integration, formal system testing within a cluster environment, release, installation, and maintenance of clusters.
This position may be filled by either a Software Engineer or a Principal  Software Engineer based on the qualifications listed.
Basic Qualifications:

• Software Engineer:  Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 2 Years experience; OR a master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 0 Years experience.

• Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5 Years experience; OR a master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 3 Years experience; OR a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 1 Years experience.

• Experience in at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, Java.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Experience with CI/CD, automation, and DEVOPS practices

• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud services, such as AWS or Azure

• Familiar with containers

• Developing microservice based application in a cloud environment

• Experience working in agile scrum teams

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00Salary Range 2: $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.PDN-9ea38f3e-470d-4ebd-b6b4-4a5602898ef2