Software Engineer / Principal Java [TS SCI] Evergreen

Northrop Grumman is seeking Software Engineer 2 or 3 to work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO for our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program. We Liaison with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Satellite Control Network (SCN) to support our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program, and to provide satellite support services to our mission critical customer. FROST conducts real time on-orbit support, launch ascent support and End-of-Life operations for all NOPS (NRO Operations Squadron) missions. This position will be based in Colorado Springs, Colorado at Schriever AFB. This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman. This requisition may be filled at either a level 2 or a level 3, depending on the candidate’s experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment. Responsibilities:

• You’ll work with scalable, high-performance platforms designed to handle billions of data points, contributing to backend systems, distributed architectures, and machine learning infrastructure in secure environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the unique needs of government agencies operating in secure environments
• Write and maintain Java software used to establish connections for status & control of ground equipment.
• Develop distributed systems
• Deploy new containerized software applications in Kubernetes orchestration environment
• Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions
• Manage existing CI/CD pipelines and develop new deployment features
• Perform software engineering support for systems implementation
• Write and maintain Java software to support launch operations
• Assist team members primarily on Java programming utilizing the Spring Boot framework.
• Develop and maintain React-based user interfaces
• Assist with customer requests
• Participate actively in customer engagements
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy, playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our offerings

• Level 2:

• Bachelors degree with 2 years’ experience or High School diploma or equivalent; with 6 years of experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree

• Level 3:

• Bachelors degree with 5 years experience or High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years’ experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree

• Work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO
• TS/SCI with a Ci polygraph or a TS SCI acquiring a Counterintelligence polygraph CI Poly prior to start.

• Experience and proficiency with Java

• Experience Software design and development

• Familiar with Java build systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable with IDE for Java software development or other similar experience
• Experience with Gitlab or other similar CI/CD experience
• Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience using/writing Ansible automation scripts.
• Experience with C++ programming language.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases.

• $103,600-155,400 per year

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.