Principal Engineer Software/Sr Principal Engineer Software - Melbourne
4 days ago

Job description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription
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 Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal Engineer Software/ (Sr.) Principal Engineer Software (Infrastructure) to join Global Surveillance Division supporting a team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida.
Responsibilities include containerization and securing of applications, Operating System hardening and network security. The role requires deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure for rapid deployment and maintainability of the infrastructure. This software role requires you to have hands-on technical experience with virtualization, environment automation and management, and continuous improvements.
The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. Solid experience in OS configuration, bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required. The selected individual will play a critical role in the design, development, and delivery of the program's deployment strategy and network architecture. Occasional travel will be required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access is required.
Roles & Responsibilities include but aren't limited to:
Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program's systems
Implement engineering changes to the system as required
Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
Responsible for implementing the network configurations as designed, and coordinating with peers, SMEs, and government engineers on hardening and securing of the system
Willingness to work Temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time constrained HW/SW integration efforts
Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.
Support software working groups with the customer.
Ensure software follows best practices.
Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle.
Develop and share technical documentation and presentations.
Basic Qualifications:
(Principal Engineer Software) bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant experience, 3 years of relevant experience with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering
(Senior Principal Engineer Software) bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant experience, 6 years of relevant experience, with a master's degree or more years of experience in software engineering
Development experience with Object Oriented Programing languages (C++, Java, etc...)
Experience developing software in Linux and Windows environments
Experience with remote software debugging
Experience with Agile software development
Experience with configuration management using industry standard tools and processes
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite, plugins, Git and Confluence
Experience with Firewall, VPN, switch, and router configuration
Experience with authentication and data encryption methods, to include securing communications at either the datalink or network layer
Current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+)
Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain special program access
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with containerization technologies
Development experience in Rust
Experience with netbooting and overlay file systems
Experience with container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes)
Experience with virtualization technology (e.g. VirtualBox, QEMU, KVM, vmWare)
Experience with scripting (Bash, Python)
Experience with Linux IP stack
Experience with network security (SELinux, CIPSO, SECMARK)
Experience with multilevel security solutions
Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper
Experience with configuration and management of Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper network appliances
Experience with the NCDSMO cybersecurity standards
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