Requisition ID: R10164425
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Clearance Type: SCI
- Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: Days (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
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.
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector is looking for you to join our team as a Software Engineer based out of Aurora, CO.
What You’ll get to Do: We are looking for a Software Engineer experienced in Java (as your primary and most skilled in Object-Orientated programming language) who wants to work on an agile development team using modern development practices tackling both new development and operational support of systems that advance National Security. Our Aurora campus has numerous programs in all phases on the development and operational lifecycle, from smaller single scrum team efforts to larger multi-team efforts, some that leverage remote teams from other Northrop Grumman sites. Many of our programs are using a micro-service event-driven architecture using Docker Containers, Kubernetes, Helm charts and AWS services. Needs exist for front-end developers, back-end developers, and full-stack developers. We are flexible and career growth focused permitting staff to either deepen skills on one program, or seek other internal opportunities over time to broaden skills, experiences, and mission exposure.
About our organization: As a Software Engineer, you'll be joining our growing Aurora Software and Digital Engineering department which has 200+ Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Systems Administrators, Database Administrators, and Network Engineers from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. Principal Software Engineers frequently get into informal (example: Subject Matter Expert) and formal technical leadership roles within their programs, as applicable and per interest. We have plenty of opportunity for career advancement into higher-level technical roles or leadership positions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Science with 9+ years of software development experience; 7+ years with a Master's; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience as a front-end, back-end, or full-stack developer
- Experience developing on teams using Agile methodology, process, and tools
- Experience designing, developing, and troubleshooting in Java
- Experience using object-oriented design
- Experience using version control software
- Current Top Secret/SCI security clearance required to apply
- Candidate must be able to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Front end experience and/or interest in using JavaScript frameworks, (VueJS)
- Working in Agile environment
- Developing using microservice architecture in a Cloud environment
- Experience and/or developing with AWS
- Space/Space Missions Domain Knowledge
- Experience with Rest & JMS
- Data processing knowledge
- Git, maven, helm, harbor
- Experience with Robot Framework, Cucumber, or another Automated Test Framework
- Proclivity for SW/Microservice Architecture and Design
- Full-stack (or with back-end experience and interest in learning front-end at some point)
Salary Range: $127,000 - $190,600
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.
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.
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