RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. 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! Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Senior Principal) engineer to join our team supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU). This position would be based in 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. About our organization: As a Software Engineer, you'll be joining our growing Aurora Software and Digital Engineering department which has 200 Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. Principal and Sr 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. Our Software Department is part of a larger organization that includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences cross program collaboration, professional development and training, as well as engagement and inclusion activities such as lunch n learns, campus events, and leadership mixers. You will be working in the office executing 2 week Sprints for 3 month increment deliveries in Aurora, Co. Remote work is not an option. Basic Qualifications: Principal level 3: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relative experience; Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relative experience; PhD 1 year of relative experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree. Sr. Principal level 4: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relative experience; Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of relative experience; PhD 4 year of relative experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance required at time of application with a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) Ability to meet customer specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management Experience in working with JAVA Experience in software design Experience in software unit testing, Experience in Kubernetes, Docker, microservice architecture and object orientated design. Experience with Vue or React. Preferred Qualifications: Keycloak, NodeJS framework, Front End GUI design and implementation. Salary Range: $110,300.00 $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 $206,000.00 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. 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.