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Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer (level 2)

Northrop Grumman, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032

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Job Summary 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.

Location & Work Arrangement Fairfax, VA, Linthicum, MD, or Morrisville, NC. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Responsibilities

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

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

Work to execute 2‑week sprints for 3‑month increment deliveries.

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

Other duties as assigned.

Schedule 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications

Requires an active Top‑Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience (excluding internships, research projects, etc.) – or a Master’s degree; may consider 4 additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.

Java experience.

Software design experience.

Software unit testing experience.

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and micro‑service architecture.

Object‑oriented design experience.

Preferred Qualifications

STEM degree.

Keycloak experience.

Node.js framework.

Web frameworks: React, Vue.

Front‑end GUI design and implementation.

Grafana.

About the Payload & Ground Systems Team The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector, is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting‑edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Space Sector Overview 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.

Additional Information Primary level salary range: $81,300.00 – $134,200.00.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long‑Term Incentives.

Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Northrop Grumman makes 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, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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