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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Lead Software Engineer Level 4

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$137K/yr - $206K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading technology company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide a team in developing software for satellite data flow simulation, focusing on algorithm development and system optimization.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute to architecture decisions by evaluating the pros and cons of approaches and technologies, and how they align with the project's goals and requirements

Design and implement new software or modify existing software to add new features

Identify and fix bugs in the code, while considering greater impact on the software application as a whole

Develop tests that verify the correctness of the code and ensure it meets system requirements

Design, develop, and modify software pipelines and deployment methods to automate the software development process, ensuring consistency and efficiency

Collaborate with other teams, such as network specialists, to ensure that the simulation software properly models relevant parameters

Lead, mentor, and task less experienced software developers to create software capability

Support and deliver technical updates to Government customer

Leads effort to transfer existing software tools and datasets from an Unclassified to a Classified environment

Qualification

PythonSoftware architecture designObject-oriented programmingVersion Control (Git)Satellite systems experienceNetwork protocols understandingDevOps fundamentalsLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

Required

Requires an active DoD Top-Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility at time of application

Level 4 (Senior Principal) - Bachelor's degree with 8 years of software development experience; Master's degree with 6 years of software development experience; PhD with 4 years of software development experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor's

Demonstrated proficiency with Python with a minimum of 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience in Python

Experience in software architecture design patterns

Experience with Version Control practices (such as Git/Gitlab)

Strong object-oriented python programming skills

Experience with satellite systems and networking topology

A basic understanding of the network stack and associated network protocols

Strong software engineering fundamentals