Software Engineer (lead Python programming) – Level 4

Northrop Grumman seeks a Software Engineer (Lead Python Programming) at Level 4 to guide a small software team building simulation tools for satellite data flow, onsite in Fairfax, VA on a 9/80 schedule with TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Help steer architecture choices by weighing pros and cons of approaches and technologies, ensuring alignment with project goals and requirements.
• Design and implement new software or modify existing components to add features.
• Detect and resolve defects, considering the broader impact on the software system.
• Develop tests to verify code correctness and compliance with system requirements.
• Build and refine software pipelines and deployment methods to automate development, promoting consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including network specialists, to ensure the simulation models reflect relevant parameters.
• Lead, mentor, and allocate tasks to junior developers to grow software capabilities.
• Provide technical updates to the Government customer.
• Lead efforts to transfer existing software tools and datasets from Unclassified to Classified environments.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance that is current and within scope at the time of application.
• Level 4 designation corresponds to a Senior Principal level.
• Bachelor’s degree with eight years of software development experience; an additional four years may substitute for a completed degree.
• Master’s degree with six years of software development experience.
• PhD with four years of software development experience.
• Proven Python programming experience for at least three years at a senior level.
• Experience with software architecture design patterns.
• Experience with version control practices, Gitlab preferred.

Technologies

• Python
• Gitlab

Compensation

• Salary range: USD 142,200 - 213,400 per year

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• PTO for vacation and personal business
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives

Relocation Assistance

• Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance for Start

• Yes

Clearance Type

• SCI

Travel

• Yes, 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM degree
• Experience with networking
• Experience developing or using containerized software
• Familiarity with DevOps fundamentals and maintaining software pipelines
• Experience productizing software solutions
• Experience leading junior software developers
• Experience with satellite network management and traffic topology