Principal Engineer Software

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 organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, 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. Are you a multi-talented engineer looking for your next opportunity? We support a small but mighty team that continues to innovate and set new benchmarks for our customer. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector would love to have you join our team as a Principal Software Engineer based out of based out of Aurora, CO. This is a great opportunity for a flexible self-starter to work in a dynamic environment with real world technical content supporting several tools and systems. Plenty of opportunity for career advancement into leadership positions. What you'll get to do: Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree + 5 years of relative experience; Master's degree + 3 years of relative experience: PhD + 0 years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Candidate must have a current/active Top Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application to be considered and must be willing to take a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly). CompTIA Security+ Certification Strong knowledge of software engineering concepts (OOP, unit testing, etc.) Experience with Python programming. Experience with Data Lake ingestion, indexing, and querying. Understanding of AWS Simple Query Service (SQS). GitLab familiarization. Exposure to Agile processes.