Principal Software Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman4 days ago
Colorado Springs, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$104k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide Tier 2 operational support for exercises, testing events, special operations, and mission operations.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system health using Grafana and Kibana.
- Perform daily system checks, account management, and system administration activities.
- Contribute to maintenance and sustainment engineering for existing baselines.
- Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes, Helm charts, AWS services, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineers and operators in an Agile environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with five years of relevant experience or master’s degree with three years of relevant experience; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
- Proficiency in Java, Python, and/or C++ in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment.
- Experience with Agile software development practices.
- Ability to work full-time on-site at Schriever SFB.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance at application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP.
- Preferred experience includes supporting production operational and distributed systems, virtualized environments, AWS cloud instances, Atlassian tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kibana, Grafana, and basic system administration.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- The role is full-time and on-site at Schriever SFB, includes approximately 10% travel, and requires Top Secret clearance at start.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
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).