Engineer Software (HW & SW Integration and Test)

About the role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for an Engineer Software to support the Global Surveillance Division. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, automate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly.
• Design and implement application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities.
• Work with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution.
• Perform quality reviews and triage and fix operational issues.
• Assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes.
• Develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards.
• Apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems.
• Interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 or more years of experience in software engineering.
• Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 0 or more years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
• Knowledge with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming languages, including C/C++ and python.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Knowledge of various scripting and programming languages and software development tools.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with debugging software in both desktop and target environments.
• Experience with defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla).
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Testing Linux OS configuration and Services for a Linux environment.
• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access.