Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Principal Full Stack Software Developer
United States-Maryland-Hollywood
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $166K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. The role involves supporting the full software product lifecycle in an Agile Scrum framework, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop high-priority mission planning features and ensuring software standards are met.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
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
Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
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
Qualification
Required
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.) experience. Relevant (Computer Science, etc.) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
Current DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances
Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
Experience as a Scrum Master
Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object-Oriented Software Design paradigms
Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
Test procedure development and maintenance
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 4
A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
Hands-on system troubleshooting skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
US Citizenship and current DoD Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SAP access
Preferred
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
Experience working with requirements in DOORS
Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies
Strong interpersonal and analytic skills; Works well in a team-environment
Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW)
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
Experience with Air Force mission planning
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Active Top-Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years)
Current SCI/SAP access
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase