Requisition ID: R10175169

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States of America

• Clearance Type: SCI

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (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. 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 is seeking a full-time TS/SCI cleared Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable and cloud solutions on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. The role will require leveraging expertise in cloud technologies to drive architectural decisions, enhance system performance, and ensure the reliability and security of developed cloud infrastructure. This role requires an understanding of cloud platforms, proficiency in coding, and experience/ability to mentor/oversee junior developers as well as collaborating with other functions/teams/customers/stakeholders/partners. Candidates must be technically proficient and have real-word experience devising practical and sustainable solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the architecture of cloud-based solutions ensuring they are scalable, secure, and perform as required

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable infrastructure using Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud), ensuring secure networking environments and proper subnet configuration routing, and security group management.

• Design and define API specifications for high performance, scalability, and availability

• Code, debug, test and support utilities, tools, and frameworks to support cloud application development process

• Ensure that cloud solutions adhere to best practices for security and compliance following Federal, DoD, IC, DAF, and/or USSF guidelines and directives

• Implement and manage identity and access controls, encryption, and other security measures as required

• Gather cloud requirements and deliver solutions that meet mission and business needs

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud applications and infrastructure

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud solutions, including architecture diagrams, code comments, and operational procedures

• Document test cases, expected test results, test data requirements, and collaborate with testing teams and business partners to resolve testing problems

• Configure build pipelines, perform static and dynamic security analysis, and store build artifacts including container images and deployment scripts in artifact repositories

• Identify and research issues with applications and recommend/implement solutions

• Perform research on the state-of-the-art and applicability of cloud solutions

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, offering code reviews, technical support, and fostering a collaborative learning environment

• Other duties as assigned as pertains to cloud development

Basic Qualifications:

• Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 3 years’ experience; OR a high school diploma/equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience

• 5-7 or more years of experience in developing full-stack applications

• Strong Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman, CRI-O)

• Strong Experience with Kubernetes orchestration, Kubectl, Kustomize, Helm

• Strong experience with AWS Cloud Services such as VPC, IAM, VPCs, S3, EC2

• Working knowledge of the Agile development processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Obtained AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate or other cloud provider equivalent certification or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional or other cloud provider equivalent certification

• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams

• Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results

• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions

• Experience developing microservices

• Demonstrated use of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and configuration management (Git, Bitbucket)

• Experience working with Jira and Jenkins

• Experience working in Agile software development environment

• Experience with AWS

• Experience with modern IDE tools and testing mechanisms

• Experience with DevOps Pipelines (GitLab Runners)

• Experience or familiarity with AWS CloudFormation or HashiCorp Terraform, GitOps

• Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel

• Experience with HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, TypeScript

• Experience with Relational, Graph, or Document database.

• Exposure / experience with microservices, swagger and API definitions

Salary Range: $97,500 - $146,300

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.