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# Software Engineer Top Secret Clearance

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Stafford, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $91,800.0 - $137,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Software Applications, JIRA, Bash Shell, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Configuration Management, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Systems Development Life Cycle, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Server Administration, Subversion, Scripting, Git, AngularJS, Front End Software Development, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Atlassian Bamboo
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9179436/software-engineer-top-secret-clearance

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience or a High School diploma / equivalent with 6 years' experience may be considered in lieu of degree
 * Work on-site at Stafford Virginia
 * Experience with RHEL Operating systems
 * Top Secret clearance needed to start with the ability to obtain SCI Counter intelligence polygraph

 * Prior to start obtain a (IAT) level I or higher (Security +) .

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Web (Brower based) GUI front end development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Angular)
 * Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) or others
 * Experience with hardening Linux OS and applications to required configurations (e.g. DISA STIGs)
 * Configuration Management experience working with software version control tools (Jira's Bamboo, Stash, GIT, Subversion)
 * Risk Management Framework (RMF)
 * Linux system administration experience

## Description

System development

lifecycle upgrades

server monitoring and patching

Assist with all or part of the following: system application design, code development, testing, code maintenance.

Assist with Linux server Administration and maintenance