Principal Full Stack Software Developer (AHT)

Principal Software Engineer

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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Principal Software Engineer based out of Manhattan Beach, CA. Our team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. This is a role in a large program that will support the full software product lifecycle in an Agile Scrum framework : requirement definition, estimation, implementation, unit testing, integration testing, SW / HW integration, test documentation, supporting test events, and customer support. The ideal candidate will be a cross-functional team player, willing to take on challenges, that collaborates with internal and external teams and that is driven to provide solutions to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities Include :

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions while ensuring software standards are met
• Maintain and improve the software CI / CD pipelines to enable fast, bug free delivery of critical business software to production
• Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
• Create and update Windows installers
• Install, test, and verify software products
• Provide support for the software build and installation
• Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features.
• Understand third-party software and hardware peripherals to support implementation of software interfaces and support integration
• Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports.
• Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities.
• Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements.
• Perform frequent Smoke Testing and frequent Acceptance Testing on SW builds.
• Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles.
• Interface on a technical level with the customer
• Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events
• Help define automated test strategies.
• Support the Agile Framework as a Scrum Master, when required

All work must be performed on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA

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Preferred (Nice to Have) Qualifications :

Salary Range : $110,300.00 - $165,000.00 The 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.