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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Software - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** McClellan Park, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $114,000.0 - $171,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Software Factory, Software Requirements Analysis, Test Data, Scripting, Test Scripts, Gitlab, Git, System-level Testing, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D3AA9C76AD714D559DA07AA655548892/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of experience * Must be a US Citizen in order to meet the security clearance requirement * Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company to meet its business need * Experience with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance * Experience leading Software Engineering teams with the ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning * Experience with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance * Experience leading Software Engineering teams with the ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning * Experience with Agile, Git, GitLab, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team * Experience in software development using languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, Docker, * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 year of experience * Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company to meet its business need * Experience with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance * Experience leading Software Engineering teams with the ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning * Experience with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance * Experience leading Software Engineering teams with the ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning * Experience with Agile, Git, GitLab, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team * Experience in software development using languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, Docker, * Experience in Deliverables Management * Experience with Software Testing Process * Experience in Software Test Planning * Hands-on design, deployment, and dynamic management of containerized systems * Experience with Kubernetes (K8s, k3s) and cloud-native OS environments * Experience with modern software factories and DevOps/DevSecOps practices * Familiarity with Atlassian and CI/CD tools: Bitbucket, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence * Advanced scripting in Python, Linux Bash, and related languages * Linux/UNIX experience in production environments * Practical experience working in Agile and DevOps teams ## Description * Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for software and system level tests and demonstrations. * Support the development of software requirements and detailed integration software test plans, procedures, test readiness reviews (TRRs), test data and test reports. * Execution of software qualification and acceptance testing per those requirements, plans and procedures. * Participate in internal and customer software test planning working groups. * Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment specific to software. * Collaborate with systems engineers, software development engineers and other stakeholders involved in the testing process. * Review software test plans, procedures, and reports, witness testing as the Cognizant Engineer * Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables. ## 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