Staff Engineer Software

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Ground Software Engineer to join the Tactical Space organization in Dulles, VA. The work is performed primarily in a SCIF environment, so onsite presence is required. An active DoD Top Secret clearance is required at the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain special program access. Travel is expected up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities

• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems
• Implement engineering changes to the system as required
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Willingness to work temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time-constrained HW/SW integration efforts
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
• Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems
• Support software working groups with the customer
• Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations
• Identify and implement new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Lead engineering teams with program execution
• Mentor engineers on all phases of the program
• Support the software department, software center, and software sector in their day-to-day activities
• Lead a team of software developers, supporting their needs, training, and career growth

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant software experience (or Master’s degree and 10 years, or Ph.D. and 7 years; in lieu of a degree, 16 years of experience total)
• Familiarity with all phases of the software development life cycle and Agile software development
• Prior lead or management experience in a team environment
• 2+ years working knowledge and experience with C/C++, Java, Python, or other object-oriented languages
• 2+ years of experience with Docker containerization; Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration preferred
• 2+ years of experience in Linux tools/automation and shell scripting
• 2+ years of experience with continuous integration/deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitLab
• Expert knowledge and experience developing software
• Experience with configuration management using industry-standard tools and processes
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance at time of application, with ability to obtain and maintain special program access

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering
• Familiarity with Rhapsody, Cameo, Eclipse, Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, B