Sr. Principal / Principal Software Engineer - Release Train Engineer
Northrop Grumman3 days ago
El Segundo, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$114k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Manage and facilitate sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, PI planning, and other agile ceremonies.
- Perform Release Train Engineer functions, including optimizing development and delivery flow, managing risks and dependencies, and enabling cross-team collaboration.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases and associated artifacts end to end.
- Collect, analyze, and report agile and release metrics, including velocity, throughput, defect trends, and release performance.
- Coordinate communication and alignment among software teams, government customers, subcontractors, stakeholders, and leadership.
Requirements
- Principal level requires a Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 5 years of engineering-related experience, or a STEM master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.
- Senior Principal level requires a STEM bachelor’s degree and 8 years of engineering-related experience, a STEM master’s degree and 6 years, or a STEM PhD and 4 years.
- Experience working in an agile software development environment such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
- Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and coordinating across multiple software teams.
- Experience with software release management or release/train coordination on complex programs.
- Experience collecting and reporting software development metrics.
- Strong organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work with government customers, subcontractors, and cross-functional integrated product teams.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance and Special Access Program within a reasonable time based on business needs.
- Preferred qualifications include SAFe RTE, SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or similar certification; experience as an RTE or Agile Release Manager; defense, aerospace, or government-program experience; and familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Jenkins.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements, learning opportunities, varied projects and customers, and a friendly team environment.
- Retirement and Savings Plan; medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts.
- Company-paid holidays and paid time off.
- Onsite work in El Segundo, California, with 25% travel required.
- No relocation assistance is available.
- The position is contingent on contract award and program funding, with start dates determined after funding confirmation.
Tech Stack
Jenkins
Categories
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).