relocation assistance:No

NoNo

relocation assistance available

clearance:TYPE: Secret

TYPE: SecretTYPE: SecretTYPE: SecretTYPE: Secret>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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr Principal Engineer Software System Architecture SW Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities. The selected candidate will be a member of the C2BMC software architecture team on the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (ART). Essential Functions: This position will be responsible for developing automated acceptance tests that verify functionality across the C2BMC system. This position's responsibilities include: Support architectural definition of the C2BMC system and then implement automated acceptance tests to integrate C2BMC products including tactical software development. Implement a pipeline that verified the architectural products. Support product teams pipeline development as necessary. Basic

sary. Basic Qualifications:Please note your updated security

ed security

clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable. Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 9 years of related work

experience:or a Master’s degree in a related discipline and 7 years of related work experience, or a PhD and 5 years of related work experience, or 13 years of related work

related workrelated workrelated workrelated work

experience in lieu of a degree may be considered Applicants must have a current active in scope DoD issued Secret security

clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to obtain TS/SCI

clearance Current DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security CE, CCNA Security, CND, CySA , CISSP, CISA, etc.) which is required to start The candidate must have an understanding of the full life cycle software engineering practices and procedures applicable to large software systems to include: Recent hands on application development

experience or coursework in the use of the Java programming language. Understanding of the difference between white box and black box testing Understanding of software unit testing strategies, automated software builds, continuous integration and continuous deployment. Knowledge of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development(BDD) required.

Experience developing software on Linux platforms is required.

Preferred

Qualifications: Hands on

experience with software development and CM tools such as Eclipse, Maven, Gradle, Nexus, JUnit, Confluence, SonarQube, JIRA, Jenkins, XText, Git, GitHub, Cucumber, and Fortify highly desirable. Familiarity with automated unit and acceptance testing. Awareness of emerging technologies in the automated build, deployment and test areas. Understanding of Ballistic Missile Defense concepts, Battle Management and Command and Control (BM/C

• systems, defense communications systems, and the BMDS in general is desired. What We Can Offer You: Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive

benefits:package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan Savings Plan Paid Time Off

aid Time Offaid Time Offaid Time Offaid Time Off Education:Assistance Training and Development Flexible Work Arrangements https:// benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx #NGSpace #COSpace #NGFeaturedJobs #C2BMC Primary Levelsalary:Range: $135,800.00 $203,600.00 The above

00 The above00 The abovesalary 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.

TS/SCI