Northrop Grumman Australia · 15 hours ago
Sr Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman is a leading defense technology company with opportunities to work on revolutionary systems. They are seeking a Sr Principal Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex and secure software systems for their Cross-Domain Handling of Releasable Data (CHORD) portfolio.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
You will develop, maintain, and enhance complex and secure software systems based upon documented requirements
You will be responsible for working individually or as part of a team to review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
You will resolves software problem reports, utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment
Use your experience with creating specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/ Government Off-the Shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components
Qualification
Required
Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or other STEM discipline, and 8 years of related technical experience; Master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of related technical experience, or PHD in a STEM field and 4 years of related technical experience
A current DoD Secret Clearance
Experience developing software using Java or C++
Experience with debugging existing software and correcting defects
Experience with the SDLC and agile methodologies
A minimum of 5 years of development experience in a Linux environment, preferably RHEL
Preferred
Expertise in developing, debugging, and maintaining Linux kernel‑mode device drivers, including the ability to design and implement new low‑level drivers or modify existing ones for custom hardware platforms, with a strong grasp of kernel subsystems, interrupt handling, DMA, and device tree configuration
Experience using Bash or similar scripting languages to automate tasks
Experience configuring and using SonarQube, Fortify, or other code analyzers
Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Eggplant and Microsoft Testing Framework
Experience with Continuous Integration Technologies such as Jenkins and Bamboo
Experience using Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Experience with Software Configuration Management tools such as Git
Experience creating XML Schema Definitions (XSD) based on complex interface requirements
Development experience with Sockets, MQueues, Threading/Multithreading, or Named Pipes
Development experience with HTTP, IP, or UDP protocols
Development experience with LXC or Containers
Demonstrated experience developing Linux software applications
Demonstrated experience working with XML Schemas and XML processing tools
Knowledge of networking protocols and secure communication techniques
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.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase