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# Principal / Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Redondo Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,000.0 - $171,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JIRA, Configuration Management, Software Maintenance, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Gitlab, Git, Bitbucket
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467072403&tx=FL939FFR&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Configuration Management Engineer level 3 or a Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer level 4

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Configuration Management Engineer (level 3):

 * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
 * Prior professional experience managing, updating, and maintaining software configuration management documentation.
 * Prior professional experience authoring and maintaining workflows for software CM procedures in Jira.
 * Working knowledge of Git, including experience with a Git remote such as Bitbucket or GitLab.
 * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer (level 4):

 * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
 * Prior professional experience managing, updating, and maintaining software configuration management documentation
 * Prior professional experience authoring and maintaining workflows for software related issues in Jira Working knowledge of Git, including experience with a Git remote such as Bitbucket or GitLab.
 * Working knowledge of Git, including experience with a Git remote such as Bitbucket or GitLab.
 * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both a Principal Configuration Management Engineer and Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer:

 * Familiarity with NIMBUS.
 * Differentiating characteristics include demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, strong time management, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

## Description

* Participate in the management, update, and maintenance of all related F35 software development procedures and configuration management documentation to help ensure that all customer requirements are fulfilled.
 * Review contracts to determine documentation requirements for all phases of the software development lifecycle.
 * Prepare CM delivery artifacts and aid the CM and development teams to ensure timely F35 software deliveries.
 * Author and maintain workflows in Jira and help determine how these workflows can be implemented in GitLab.
 * Prepare for occasional CM audits.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule, and a very friendly team environment