Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer based in Hollywood, MD. Our team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions while ensuring software standards are met
• Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug free delivery of critical business software to production
• Create and update Windows installers
• Install, test, and verify software products
• Provide support for the software build and installation
• Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features
• Understand third-party software and hardware peripherals to support implementation of software interfaces and support integration
• Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports
• Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities
• Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements
• Perform frequent Smoke Testing and frequent Acceptance Testing on SW builds
• Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles
• Interface on a technical level with the customer
• Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events
• Help define automated test strategies
• Support the Agile Framework as a Scrum Master, when required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and a minimum of 2 years of relevant (Computer Science, etc.) experience, or 0 years of experience with a Master’s degree (Computer Science, etc.). Relevant (Computer Science, etc.) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
• US Citizenship and current Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
• Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object-Oriented Software Design paradigms
• Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
• Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
• Experience with one or more of the following scripts: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch, Typescript
• Automated test script or test procedure development and maintenance for software testing
• Experience with automated testing and test software such as TestComplete 4A
• A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
• Hands-on system troubleshooting skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and a minimum of 5 years of relevant (Computer Science, etc.) experience, or 3 years of experience with a Master’s degree (Computer Science, etc.). Relevant (Computer Science, etc.) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
• US Citizenship and current DoD Top Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
• Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object-Oriented Software Design paradigms
• Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
• Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
• Experience with one or more of the following scripts: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch, Typescript
• Automated test script or test procedure development and maintenance for software testing
• Experience with automated testing and test software such as TestComplete 4A
• A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
• Hands-on system troubleshooting skills

Skills

• Proficiency in C#, .NET Framework
• Experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Windows-based Applications
• Experience with Microservice development and service communication protocols such as gRPC and/or REST
• Experience with Software Design Patterns
• Experience with/using Relational Databases, SQL
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Crucible/Fish-eye
• Familiarity with/using/deploying to Cloud technology: Azure and/or AWS
• Familiarity with/using Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Experience with/using and/or managing these DevOps tools: Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills
• Previous in-depth mission planning domain knowledge of program software design and code
• Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) or Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM™) certification
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies
• Strong interpersonal and analytic skills; Works well in a team-environment
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
• Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW)
• Experience with Air Force mission planning

Benefits

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.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Schedule

No travel is required.