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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Level 4 - Space AHT - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Static Program Analysis, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Network Address Translation, Perl (Programming Language), VMware ESX Servers, Github, Revision Control Systems, Python (Programming Language), Local Area Networks, Network Layer, Network Interface, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Simple Network Management Protocols, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Tcpdump, Wireshark, VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Local Area Networks, Firewalls (Computer Science), Gitlab, Git, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Docker, Jenkins, Vmware - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us7fde735ed256052b7eba058a97987895/eaa ## About the Role Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience; OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of related experience; OR PhD with 4 year of related experience US Citizenship and an Active DoD Secret level clearance or higher Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period Knowledge of NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) and cybersecurity fundamentals. Experience with developing software, scripts and automation with various languages: C#, C++, Python, PowerShell and Bash A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies Experience with Red Hat Technologies Experience working with Windows Active Directory Experience developing software integrating with SQL Experience writing command line scripts and operating on the command line Hands-on system troubleshooting skills, A strong understanding of virtual infrastructure: Ability to design, deploy, manage, maintain, and upgrade VMware vCenter, ESXI High proficiency using Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes Knowledge of networking concepts like IP, TCP, UDP, port binding, NAT, layer 3, firewalls and analysis of live traffic using tools like tcpdump or wireshark Experience with software network interfaces and troubleshooting networks (TCP/IP, UDP, LAN, VLAN, SNMP or others) Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, excellent oral and written communications skills, and strong interpersonal communication skills at all levels of employees and management Demonstrated CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian (Jira, Confluence), GitHub, GitLab and Jenkins ## Description Cloud Applications will span languages and toolsets including Python, Perl, Ansible, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure provisioning, PKI, and code analysis execution and finding remediation. Develop cloud software which provides functionality for the GWS program as well as customer driven requirements Develop cloud software which enables activity planning and constraint checking to achieve mission outcomes., Description Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Systems Engineer in Huntsville supporting our Defense Sector. You will apply system engineering skills across a breadth o… + 6 days ago, Description Leidos currently has an opening for a Systems Engineer in Huntsville supporting our Defense Sector. 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