RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SCITRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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.Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.
This Software Engineer (DevOps) - Level 3 or 4 role will be located in either our Morrisville, NC, Fairfax, VA, or Linthicum, MD sites.
This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.   This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Ultimately, you will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission. Development is done within the Agile paradigm using the Atlassian tool suite.  The work is full-time in the office.  The qualified candidate must have and be able to maintain a DoD clearance.

The successful candidate will have Software development experience, with the ability to digest changes and synthesize them into working designs, generate efficient code according to the specifications, and adapt to changes as necessary that are driven by bugs or specification updates or the customer.  The candidate is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment, and to be highly self-motivated, reporting information to leads and the customer.

The individual is expected to handle diverse assignments with efficiency, finding unique solutions and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow.
In this job, you will:

• Support the Processing Team in development of tasking and scheduling software

• Be on an Agile team supporting two programs with a singular baseline

• Working to execute 2-week sprints for 3-month increment deliveries

• Design, develop, document, refactor, test, and debug applications

• Other duties as assigned

This position is contingent upon clearance verification and transfer to the NG sponsored program as well as continued ability to maintain required clearance level. 
Basic Qualifications:
This requisition may be filled at either a level 3 or a level 4, depending on the candidate's experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance [TS/SCI] at time of application

• Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience

• Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience

• PhD with 1 year of professional experience) (excluding internships, research projects, etc.);

• May consider an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a completed bachelor's  


• Level 4:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience

• Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience

• PhD with 4 year of professional experience) (excluding internships, research projects, etc.);

• May consider an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a completed bachelor's  



• Java experience

• Software design experience

• Software unit testing experience

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservice architecture (containerization)

• Object-oriented design experience (OOD/OOP)

Preferred Qualifications:  

• STEM degree

• CI/CD pipelines

• Helm charts

• Keycloak

• Node.js framework

• Web frameworks: React, Vue

• Front-end GUI design and implementation

• Grafana

About Space Sector:
Offering satellite, payload, directed energy, and electronics for security and civil markets. We're built on innovative, cost-effective aerospace/defense solutions, ensuring mission success. Join our revolution, where the impossible becomes possible.
Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:
[https://www.northropgrumman.com/space](https://www.northropgrumman.com/space)
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Primary Level Salary Range: $100,300.00 - $165,500.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $206,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.PDN-9fe77068-0112-4d50-9f96-22a7bce6534f