Software Engineer - Level 2

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's Space Sector is seeking a Software Engineer - Level 2 to join our team in Fairfax, VA, Linthicum, MD, or Morrisville, NC to support our Payload & Ground Systems - Integrated National Systems team. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Ultimately, you will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission. Development is done within the Agile paradigm using the Atlassian tool suite. The work is full-time in the office. The qualified candidate must have and be able to maintain a DoD clearance.

In this job, you will:

• Support the Processing Team in development of tasking and scheduling software
• Be on an Agile team supporting two programs with a singular baseline
• Working to execute 2-week sprints for 3-month increment deliveries
• Design, develop, document, refactor, test, and debug applications

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.) - OR - Master's degree; may consider 4 additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree

• Java experience
• Software design experience
• Software unit testing experience
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservice architecture
• Object-oriented design experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• STEM degree
• Keycloak
• Node.js framework
• Web frameworks: React, Vue
• Front-end GUI design and implementation
• Grafana

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. 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!

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

Primary Level Salary Range: $81,300.00 - $134,200.00

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.