Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 hours ago
Software Engineer (lead Python programming) – Level 4
United States-Virginia-Fairfax
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Software Engineer (lead Python programming) to join their Fairfax, VA team. This role will lead a small team of software developers in creating software that simulates data flow through satellite networks, involving complex algorithm development and collaboration with various teams.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.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
Required
Requires an active DoD Top-Secret (TS) with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance [TS/SCI] at time of application
Level 4: (Senior Principal level)
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of software development experience
An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor's
Master's degree with 6 years of software development experience
PhD with 4 years of software development experience
Proven experience programming within Python for a minimum of 3 years at a senior level
Experience in software architecture design patterns
Experience with Version Control practices (Gitlab Preferred)
Preferred
STEM degree
Experience with networking
Experience with developing or using containerized software
Experience with DevOps fundamentals and the maintenance of software pipelines
Experience with productizing software solutions
Experience leading junior software developers
Experience with satellite network management and traffic topology
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