Staff Software Architect Engineer - Level 5
Northrop Grumman8 days ago
Boulder, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$175k - $266k/yr
Responsibilities
- Plan and evolve processes and practices needed to execute program goals.
- Analyze demonstration and integration and test plans to define software baselines for each phase.
- Perform gap and maturity analyses for software components and identify needed capabilities.
- Lead development of new software systems in a complex environment.
- Establish an overall system vision and manage development and integration across subsystems and vendors.
- Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems.
- Collaborate with equipment designers and hardware engineers on data processing systems.
- Ensure software standards are met.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 10 years of experience, or a PhD with 8 years of experience.
- Experience with software architecture and design.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
- Configuration management experience with Git, Bitbucket, and JIRA.
- Basic team leadership experience.
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time.
- Current active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application and clearance required to start.
- Preferred: extensive Linux, scripting, and operations experience; automated software requirements testing and analysis; battle management or fire control systems experience; Docker and Kubernetes experience; Model Based Systems Engineering experience; and a strong background in mathematics and physics.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off are provided.
- The position is on-site in Boulder, Colorado, with approximately 10% travel.
- The role requires a current Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship for positions requiring government clearance.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).