Principal Software Engineer (AHT)
Relocation assistance may be available. Active Secret U.S. Government security clearance required for start. Travel required: 10% of the time.
About the role
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. This position is located at our Defense Systems Sector in Hollywood, Maryland and supports the Collaborative Mission Planning Continuum (CMPC) program within the Mission Data Management division.
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with mission objectives.
- Own and continuously groom the product backlog; prioritize features, enhancements, and defect fixes based on business value, risk, and stakeholder input.
- Act as the primary liaison between customers, program managers, engineering, and senior leadership; gather and synthesize requirements, feedback, and constraints.
- Facilitate product demos, sprint reviews, and release planning; ensure transparent communication of status and upcoming milestones.
- Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
- Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
- Ensure software standards are met.
Requirements
- B.S. in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field and 5 years of relevant experience.
- Active SECRET U.S. Government security clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years).
- Experience with Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools and Practices.
- Proficiency in any combination of C#, Java, or .NET.
- Experience with Object Oriented Design and Software Design Patterns.
- Experience with Relational Databases and SQL.
- Experience with one or more of the following scripting languages: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Curl.
- Experience with Agile Software Development and DevOps practices.
- Experience with one or more of the following configuration management tools: Git, GitHub.
- Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microservice development and service communication protocols such as REST.
- Microservice Architectures (e.g., REST, AsyncAPI).
- Frontend framework experience (e.g., React).
- Experience with Containers / Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Works well in a team environment.
- Experience with cloud technology platforms such as AWS / Azure.
- Excellent technical (e.g., Software Documentation, UML/Entity Relationship Diagrams, Requirements) and nontechnical communication skills.
Pay
Primary level salary range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, 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 reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.