Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer – Data Analyst

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Software Engineer – Data Analyst to lead data analytics initiatives and build enterprise-grade toolsets that empower cross-discipline engineering teams. This on-site opportunity in Palmdale, CA emphasizes hands-on software development, data exploitation, and collaboration across multiple technical domains, all while operating under a Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to develop, integrate, and maintain an enterprise-level toolset in support of cross-discipline engineering teams.
• Develop toolsets to exploit large sets of operational data supporting the maintenance of communication subsystems and advanced payload technologies.
• Collaborate within an engineering environment spanning Cloud & Application, Communications & Networking, Advanced Payload Technologies, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test.
• Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission-critical systems.
• Identify technical risks/opportunities and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Communicate the progress and accomplishments of the team to senior leadership.
• Liaise with the Product Owner to manage the product roadmap and communicate the impact of changing customer requirements.
• Create and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to ensure stability and quality at all stages of the software development life cycle.
• Continuously expand your own skills, maintaining and enhancing relevant certifications.

Requirements

• Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience in hands-on software development with Python, Java, C++, and/or MATLAB to enable the exploitation of large sets of data.

Experience in at least two of the following

• Experience performing predictive trend analysis including the use of AI/ML techniques.
• Experience with building and maintaining complex databases across multiple IT infrastructures.
• Experience working with database technologies such as Parquet, SQL, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB.
• Experience with container management tools such as Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, or Red Hat OpenShift.
• Experience of automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python.
• Experience with performance monitoring tools e.g. Elastic Stack, Grafana.
• Be able to interpret complex Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and drawings to build new data structures from raw source information.
• Strong collaboration and excellent communication skills verbal and written using collaborating tooling e.g. Atlassian Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
• Strong agile background, keen to learn and succeed across multiple teams and adapt where required.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance or higher.
• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Experience in datacenter infrastructure, communication subsystems, or advanced payload technologies.
• Experience leading an Agile software development team of mixed abilities.
• Experience supporting the Delivery Lead/Project Manager in developing project roadmaps, understanding delivery time scales, and communicating these to the customer.
• Experience creating/maintaining DevOps CI/CD pipelines: Maven, Bamboo, GitLab, Bitbucket.
• Experience in migration activities with a focus on positioning projects to become cloud ready and implement microservices architecture.
• Experience automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling.
• Experience administering a Kubernetes container platform using Red Hat OpenShift.

Technologies

• Python
• Java
• C++
• MATLAB
• Parquet
• SQL
• Neo4j
• Elasticsearch
• MongoDB
• Kubernetes
• Amazon EKS
• Docker Swarm
• Nomad
• Red Hat OpenShift
• Ansible
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Puppet
• Elastic Stack
• Grafana
• Atlassian Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket)
• Maven
• Bamboo
• GitLab
• Bitbucket

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Overtime eligibility
• Shift differential
• Discretionary bonus
• Long Term Incentives

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance

Active Top Secret clearance is required for start; SCI eligibility is noted in qualifications.

Travel

Travel up to 25% of the time

Compensation

Primary level salary range: $114,000 - $171,000 per year. Secondary level salary range: $142,200 - $213,400 per year.