Principal Software Development Analyst (GAITS) (26-386)
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Colorado Springs, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$104k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Analyze real-world data related to missile defense and space-domain awareness.
- Develop and complete software features and stories mapped to program objectives as part of an Agile Scrum team.
- Develop new algorithms and tools for effective data utilization.
- Update existing algorithms and tools based on new data.
- Contribute to technical reviews and briefing packages.
- Produce authoritative analysis reports covering performance, reliability, and functional behavior of large-scale real-time systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field plus five years of experience; or a related master’s degree plus three years of relevant experience; or nine years of relevant experience in place of a degree.
- Current, active, in-scope Government-issued Top Secret clearance at application, with eligibility to be read into SCI clearance.
- Experience with MATLAB or similar languages such as Python, including NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib.
- Experience in systems analysis, software verification, or model-based analysis of complex defense-grade command-and-control, sensor, or weapon systems.
- Knowledge of systems and software engineering processes, principles, and lifecycles.
- Experience with Linux command line, Bash scripting, GitLab, and Jenkins.
- Preferred experience includes missile defense battle management architectures, IR/RF sensor tracking, intercept modeling, space-domain awareness, and MDS elements such as C2BMC, AN/TPY-2, LRDR, BOA, SBIRS, Aegis BMD, or PATRIOT.
- Preferred qualifications include strong mathematical knowledge, Agile Scrum experience, JIRA and Confluence experience, and experience building reusable analysis libraries, parsers, and data ingestion pipelines with Python, MATLAB, or Java.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- Health plan, savings plan, paid time off, education assistance, and training and development.
- The position is on-site in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and at Schriever SFB, with no remote option.
- No relocation assistance is available; travel is approximately 10% of the time.
- Flexible work arrangements are listed among the available benefits.
- Employees may also receive company-paid holidays, life and disability insurance, and other benefits.
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).