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Principal Full Stack Software Developer (AHT)

In Person (Hollywood, Maryland, United States of America)
Full Time
$107,300 – $160,900
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Location:
Hollywood, Maryland, United States of America

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Principal Full Stack Software Developer based out of Hollywood, MD. Our Team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. This is a role in a large program that will support the full software product lifecycle in an Agile Scrum framework: requirement definition, estimation, implementation, unit testing, integration testing, SW/HW integration, test documentation, supporting test events, and customer support. The ideal candidate will be a cross-functional team player, willing to take on challenges, that collaborates with internal and external teams and that is driven to provide solutions to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions while ensuring software standards are met
  • Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug free delivery of critical business software to production
  • Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
  • Create and update Windows installers
  • Install, test, and verify software products
  • Provide support for the software build and installation
  • Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features
  • Understand third-party software and hardware peripherals to support implementation of software interfaces and support integration
  • Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports
  • Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities
  • Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements
  • Perform frequent Smoke Testing and frequent Acceptance Testing on SW builds
  • Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles
  • Interface on a technical level with the customer
  • Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events

All work must be performed on-site in Hollywood, MD

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in STEM and 5 years of experience or Masters degree and 2 years of experience
  • Current DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances 
  • Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
  • Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object Oriented Design
  • Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
  • Test procedure development and maintenance
  • Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
  • Experience with one or more of the following scripts: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch
  • Automated test script or test procedure development and maintenance for software testing
  • Experience with automated testing and test software such as TestComplete 4
  • A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
  • Hands-on system troubleshooting skills

Preferred (Nice to Have) Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in C#, .NET Framework
  • Experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Windows-based Applications
  • Experience with Microservice development and service communication protocols such as gRPC and/or REST
  • Experience with Software Design Patterns
  • Experience with/using Relational Databases, SQL
  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Crucible/Fish-eye
  • Familiarity with/using/deploying to Cloud technology: Azure and/or AWS
  • Familiarity with/using Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes
  • Experience with/using and/or managing these DevOps tools: Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet
  • Previous in-depth mission planning domain knowledge of program software design and code
  • Experience working with requirements in DOORS
  • Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies
  • Strong interpersonal and analytic skills; Works well in a team-environment
  • Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW)
  • Experience with Air Force mission planning
  • CompTIA Security+ Certification
  • Active Top Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years)
  • Current SCI/SAP access

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