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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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 Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal Engineer Software/ (Sr.) Principal Engineer Software (Infrastructure) to join Global Surveillance Division supporting a team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida.

Responsibilities include containerization and securing of applications, Operating System hardening and network security. The role requires deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure for rapid deployment and maintainability of the infrastructure. This software role requires you to have hands-on technical experience with virtualization, environment automation and management, and continuous improvements.

The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. Solid experience in OS configuration, bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required. The selected individual will play a critical role in the design, development, and delivery of the program's deployment strategy and network architecture. Occasional travel will be required.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access is required.

Roles & Responsibilities include but aren't limited to:

• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment

• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program's systems

• Implement engineering changes to the system as required

• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures

• Responsible for implementing the network configurations as designed, and coordinating with peers, SMEs, and government engineers on hardening and securing of the system

• Willingness to work Temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time constrained HW/SW integration efforts

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.

• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.

• Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.

• Support software working groups with the customer.

• Ensure software follows best practices.

• Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle.

• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations.

Basic Qualifications:

• (Principal Engineer Software) bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant experience, 3 years of relevant experience with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering

• (Senior Principal Engineer Software) bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant experience, 6 years of relevant experience, with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering

• Development experience with Object Oriented Programing languages (C++, Java, etc...)

• Experience developing software in Linux and Windows environments

• Experience with remote software debugging

• Experience with Agile software development

• Experience with configuration management using industry standard tools and processes

• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite, plugins, Git and Confluence

• Experience with Firewall, VPN, switch, and router configuration

• Experience with authentication and data encryption methods, to include securing communications at either the datalink or network layer

• Current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+)

• Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain special program access

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with containerization technologies

• Development experience in Rust

• Experience with netbooting and overlay file systems

• Experience with container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes)

• Experience with virtualization technology (e.g. VirtualBox, QEMU, KVM, vmWare)

• Experience with scripting (Bash, Python)

• Experience with Linux IP stack

• Experience with network security (SELinux, CIPSO, SECMARK)

• Experience with multilevel security solutions

• Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper

• Experience with configuration and management of Cisco, Palo Alto, or Junipernetwork appliances

• Experience with the NCDSMO cybersecurity standards

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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.