CO Salary Range: USD 124,900.00 - 187,300.00 per year
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Product Owner to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Schriever Space Force Base and Colorado Springs, CO.
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Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.
C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.
Essential Functions:
This position is for a Mid-Level Engineer on the C2BMC JEMINI program to serve as Product Owner of our GloMA team.
The selected candidate will primarily be responsible for a software development using Java.
A successful candidate will be able to:
Interact with other people using good verbal and written communication skills
Work independently or with a small group
Be flexible in a highly dynamic and ever-changing environment
Provide leadership for a software team that performs in-depth analysis and technical support of a large, distributed system written in Java
Perform complex problem resolution assisting software team in design, development, testing, integration, and user-support for a large code baseline
Follow specifications in order to develop or modify stories for the software team to work
Assist in removing blockers from software team
Interface with other system support groups and software leadership to resolve problems, set standards and improve overall efficiency of the system
Basic Qualifications:
Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD and 4 years of related experience, or 12 years related experience in lieu of a degree.
Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start.
Java experience
Knowledge of software practices and coding standards
Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to review performance issues, identify root cause, recommend and develop a solution
Preferred Qualifications:
Command and control system application development
Previous experience with message translation software Automated test and pipeline development experience
Experience developing software for Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
Experience with Software Integration testing including developing automated test scripts
Experience with Risk Management Framework/STIG/Fortify mitigation
Prior experience designing and developing microservices and deploying with containers; experience setting up a container environment
* Security+ certification
Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.