Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Classified Solutions is seeking a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer to develop and sustain software systems supporting national security missions within a highly cybersecure, highly regulated environment. This role is on-site, full-time in Honolulu, HI and requires the ability to obtain and maintain required clearances.

Location and Work Arrangement

• Location: Honolulu, HI (onsite)
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Virtual/telecommute: Not available due to the classified nature of the work

Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.

Compensation

• Base salary range: USD 149,300 to 223,900 per year
• Additional compensation: Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may apply depending on the position.
• Bonuses: Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long-term incentives: Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible.

Application Details

• Estimated application period: 20 days from the job posting date (may be shortened or extended)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to national security threats using products that may include software engineering, messaging systems, infrastructure engineering, and vulnerability research of network and communication systems.
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug application software and systems that include logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers to plan, design, develop, and use electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
• Determine computer user needs and analyze system capabilities to address program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
• Provide software development support using scripting languages.
• Ensure software standards are met.

Required Qualifications

• Education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related professional experience in engineering, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of related professional experience in engineering.
• Security clearance: Must have a current, in-scope U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, or be enrolled in the U.S. Government Continuous Evaluation Program. Clearance must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• SAP clearance: Must be able to obtain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance before a start date can be established, and maintaining SAP clearance is required for continued employment.
• Extensive experience engineering and sustaining systems in a highly cybersecure, highly regulated, operational environment.
• Programming: Proficiency in C++ and/or Java 21+, including backend service development and frontend interfaces.
• Networking and data flow: Experience with data flow technologies and networking, including UDP, TCP, and hybrid protocols.
• Messaging: Experience with development and system sustainment of messaging brokers.

Technologies

Relevant technologies include C++, Java, Java 21+, UDP, TCP, JMS (Java Message Service), ActiveMQ Classic, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Spring Boot, Spring Integration, Apache Camel, Angular, React, Vue.js, J-Series, UCI, and Link-16.

Benefits

• Exceptional benefits/healthcare
• 9/80 work schedule
• 401k matching program
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in Computer Science, STEM or related technical field
• Deep knowledge of US Government messaging standards like UCI, Link-16, J-Series
• Familiarity working in multi-level security domains, including with cross-domain solutions
• Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP): proficiency with Spring Integration or Apache Camel to build robust adapters and message routers
• Backend development experience with C++, Java 21+/Spring Boot service leveraging MongoDB or Elasticsearch
• Frontend development experience with Angular, React or Vue.js
• Asynchronous Messaging: JMS with ActiveMQ Classic, including connection pooling, message persistence, and dead-letter queue (DLQ) management
• Proficiency with containerization technologies
• Familiarity of Agentic AI software development tools

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Clearance Information

• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Clearance type: Top Secret