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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, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for DevOps Software Engineers to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Coorado Springs, CO
Position Overview:
The selected Engineer will support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor responsible for providing technical contributions and guidance to software products that directly support the design and development of the GWS capability on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
This requisition may be filled at multiple grade levels based on qualifications (All levels).
Basic Qualifications:
(Level 2) - STEM B.S. Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 2 years of experience or M.S. Degree with 0 years of experience.
(Level 3) - STEM B.S. Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of experience or M.S. Degree with 0 years of experience.
Applicants must have a current active in-scope US Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Experience with the Atlassian tool suite and software version control tools such as Git and Bitbucket
Experience working in a DevOps environment
The ability to neutrally assess and decompose open-ended technical problems into action plans with defined success criteria
Experience developing modeling and simulation software or debugging complex software systems
Experience with languages such as Python, MATLAB, C++, ADA, or JAVA
Experience working with Object Oriented Design, SOLID design principles, or software design patterns
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting missile defense programs such as GWS
Experience performing root cause analysis (on software systems) or forensic software analysis
Active Security+ certification
Based on 7,503 disclosed Software salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $157K/year, with most offers between $123K and $198K (10th–90th percentile: $101K–$235K).
This posting lists $73K–$276K, above the $157K market median.
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