RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work within the GAP CIE organization and be a key contributor to define, manage, and implement GAP CIE site Operations and Maintenance (O&M). This role will be primarily responsible for the onsite support to GAP CIE operations. You will be imbedded within USSTRATCOM and work collaboratively across the GAP CIE organization to achieve to duties of this position. Additional time will be spent with software development teams to support GAP CIE feature development through the agile software development lifecycle.

Coordinate with GAP CIE personnel, customers, and subcontractors to plan and manage all on-site operations and maintenance activities.Provide input to processes and procedures for on-site tasks related to maintenance, operations and Operations and Maintenance metrics reporting.Manage, track, and implement change proposals for GAP CIE systems.Track engineering and configuration control board processes and procedures.Assist in the installation, integration, and operationalization of the software in GAP CIE environments.Ensure GAP CIE complies with preventive and corrective maintenance database updates, data collection and reporting (quality, reliability and maintenance), personnel planning, etc.Advise on issues/problems faced with GAP CIE maintenance activities.Develop and/or use troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting tools to analyze the root cause of serious and impactful technical issues.Support during real time operational and exercise events, as required.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's; 1 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application with ability to obtain Top Secret and eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)Proficient with Microsoft Office tool suiteFamiliar with Engineering Drawings, Technical Manual Development, and Training DevelopmentExperience working within the agile software development lifecycle on a software development team.Ability to travel to USSTRATCOM 50%

Preferred Qualifications:

Active DoD Top Secret clearanceExperienced with Technical Documentation development, to include technical manuals/orders, drawings and Training materialExperienced with planning, and managing the deployment and fielding of softwareExperience with DoD provisioning systemsExperience with IT Asset Management or License ManagementExperience working in cross-functional teams in a project-oriented environmentExperience with the Atlassian tool suite

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.