Software Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS), Beavercreek Ohio, is seeking Software Engineers. Successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. They will implement solutions in a web-based environment and integrate them into a microservice cloud-based architecture. The candidates will work closely with other software engineers accomplishing the following:

• Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
• Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
• Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
• Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems
• Help estimate tasking for future sprints
• Complete engineering tasks in bi-weekly sprints
• Attend retrospectives and provide feedback on how the team can improve processes and celebrate team successes
• Demonstrate their accomplishments to the government product owner

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field with 2 years of software development experience using React, or a high school diploma/equivalent with 6 years of relevant software development experience using React.
• Demonstrated experience developing software applications in a production or professional environment.
• Experience developing full-stack web applications using TypeScript and React.
• Familiarity with modern web development concepts, including REST APIs, automated testing, version control, and containerized or cloud-based application environments.
• Experience working in a Linux development environment.
• Experience working as part of an Agile software development team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritize work, and solve complex problems.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance., * Experience architecting applications with the Next.js App Router, using React Server Components.
• Understanding of hybrid rendering strategies, knowing when to orchestrate Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Static Site Generation (SSG), and dynamic client-side rendering.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Next.js Middleware for advanced edge-case routing, multi-tenant application routing, localization (i18n), and dynamic authentication checks.
• Deep familiarity with Next.js deployment infrastructure, specifically with containerizing applications for multi-stage cloud deployments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Zero Trust Security.
• Experience enforcing type safety across full-stack boundaries using TypeScript paired with validation libraries like Zod or Yup.
• Strong background in writing comprehensive unit tests with Vitest/Jest, React Testing Library, and End-to-End (E2E) frameworks like Cypress or Playwright.
• Basic knowledge of frontend security best practices, including securing JWTs, mitigating XSS risks, and managing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• Experience in architecting server-state synchronization strategies using modern, asynchronous data tools like TanStack Query or RTK Query.
• Advanced understanding of React internals and advanced patterns, including concurrent rendering, custom hooks architectural design, and the React Compiler.
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for continuous delivery and automated cluster state synchronization.
• Experience in implementing progressive delivery strategies such as Canary or Blue-Green deployments using Argo Rollouts with ArgoCD.
• Experience in authoring, packaging, and versioning complex Helm charts to standardize application deployments across teams.
• Experience managing secrets securely within Helm and GitOps pipelines using tools like Sealed Secrets, External Secrets Operator, or HashiCorp Vault

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.