Sr. Principal Software Developer Lead

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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Senior Principal Software Developer Lead in support of an emerging opportunity related to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) and Electromagnetic Battle Management (EMBM). The work location is either Ft. Meade, MD or Annapolis, MD. The Software Developer Lead institutes development quality standards for the entire software development team, takes on the most challenging coding assignments, is a resource for more junior developers, and performs code reviews of others’ work in support of program objectives. The ideal candidate will be a cross-functional team player, willing to take on challenges, who collaborates with internal and external teams, and is driven to provide solutions to internal and external customers. This position is contingent upon program award. 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. Install, test, and verify software products. Provide support for the software build and deployment. Work within a Cross-Functional scrum team to develop high-priority software features and capabilities. Understand third-party software to support implementation of software interfaces and support integration. Collaborate and assist in the development of 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. Assist defining and development of test approaches for new software and system capabilities. Resolve technical issues within individual scrum teams, across program scrums, and with the support of other functional roles. Interface on a technical level with the customer on a regular basis. Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events.