Software Engineer (mid-career) - Security Clearance Required

Requisition ID : R10170166

Category : * Information Technology

Location : * Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Clearance Type : * Top Secret

Telecommute : * No- Teleworking not available for this position

Shift : * 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required : * Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance : * Relocation assistance may be available

Positions Available : * 1 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. Join *Northrop Grumman Cincinnati (aka Xetron), *part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe.

Our *Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio* small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both.

This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art.

You and your team will wrestle with the next big problems in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation, sharing your expertise while learning from the expert next to you.

Remember when you were excited about getting to work because the challenge of the problem, the importance of the solution and the fun you had with your team?

It's that kind of place! But don’t take my word for it. See for yourself! See why we receive comments on our like This company is insanely advanced and Wow.

This is mind blowing. See some of our recent and read about some of the to live in . We are seeking *cleared or clearable mid- senior level Sr.

Software Engineer* who is self-motivated and energetic with a background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline. *Responsibilities :

• This position involves developing solutions to national security threats and products in the portfolio include :
• Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) sensors
• Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Extract, Transform Load (ETL) processing
• Data lake storage and query
• Data modeling and analysis The position requires solid software development skills. General knowledge of software development environments, virtualization paradigms, and software configuration management tools are all required for full performance.

Knowledge of DevOps, digital testing, data interfaces, network security, access controls (authentication & authorization), software modularity and refactoring, and / or Systems Engineering and Cloud Architecture are each desirable.

The target development and deployment environment is Amazon Web Services (AWS) so cloud certifications are also desirable, but not required.

• Essential Functions : * Good understanding of one or more of the following software languages, including coding best practices, with a detailed understanding of the following software concepts : inheritance, generics, and interfaces.
• Java
• Python
• JavaScript
• TypeScript Although many different options are appropriate if they can be connected to one of the core languages above, a basic understanding of source and artifact configuration management, build systems, and / or packaging managers, is required. Examples include :
• Nexus
• Artifactory
• Conan
• Cmake
• Maven
• Setuptools
• Etc. Basic understanding of virtualization, for example :
• Virtual Machines, ISOs, hypervisors (VMWare, etc.)
• Containers, Docker, Docker-compose, docker-swarm
• Pods, Kubernetes
• AWS Instances, AWS EC2, AMIs

OR- Significant Experience with other AWS services

OR- AWS Cloud Practitioner or higher certifications This position can be filled at the Principal Engineer or Sr. Principal Engineer level.

• Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer Level* :
• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 5 years of relevant work experience OR M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 3 years of relevant work experience OR Ph.

D and 0 years of relevant work experience. NOTE : 4 years of relevant work experience can be substituted for the degree.

• Demonstrated software programming experience
• Basic understanding of source and artifact configuration management, build systems, and / or packaging managers (see above)
• Basic understanding of usage for virtualization paradigms
• Knowledge and experience of one or more of the following :
• DevOps (especially in AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (i.e. Terraform by HashiCorp)
• Systems testing using virtual machine technology or elastic cloud computing (AWS EC2)
• Data interfaces (APIs, REST, markup languages, schemas, and metadata)
• Network security, application security, and data access controls
• Software modularity and refactoring of legacy code
• Cloud Architecture and Systems Engineering
• US Citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance (not needed to start) *Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Software Engineer Level* :
• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 8 years of relevant work experience OR M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 6 years of relevant work experience OR Ph.

D and 4 years of relevant work experience. NOTE : 4 years of relevant work experience can be substituted for the degree.

• Demonstrated software programming experience
• Basic understanding of source and artifact configuration management, build systems, and / or packaging managers (see above)
• Basic understanding of usage for virtualization paradigms
• Knowledge and experience of one or more of the following :
• DevOps (especially in AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (i.e. Terraform by HashiCorp)
• Systems testing using virtual machine technology or elastic cloud computing (AWS EC2)
• Data interfaces (APIs, REST, markup languages, schemas, and metadata)
• Network security, application security, and data access controls
• Software modularity and refactoring of legacy code
• Cloud Architecture and Systems Engineering
• US Citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance (not needed to start) *Preferred Qualifications for both levels :

Active Top Secret security clearance

• Knowledge and experience of one or more of the following :
• DevOps (especially in AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (i.e. Terraform by HashiCorp)
• Systems testing using virtual machine technology or elastic cloud computing (AWS EC2)
• Data interfaces (APIs, REST, markup languages, schemas, and metadata)
• Network security, application security, and data access controls
• Software modularity and refactoring of legacy code
• Cloud Architecture and Systems Engineering
• Technical leadership experience for teams of 2-8 engineers
• Experience with the Agile methodology (i.e. SAFe 6.0) This position offers the option of a 9 / 80 work schedule. The 9 / 80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
• Salary Range : *$107,300 - $160,900 *Salary Range 2 : *$133,000 - $199,600 The 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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.