RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

## Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) – Beavercreek, OH

Full‑Stack Software Engineer (Principal Engineer or Sr. Principal Engineer)

U.S. Citizenship & active TS/SCI clearance required

Why join us? You’ll build mission‑critical, cloud‑native software that protects our nation while working with a high‑performing team that prizes innovation, quality, and continuous learning.

What you’ll do

• Deliver software on schedule, supporting the team in meeting sprint goals.
• Work both independently and within an Agile team to produce clean, maintainable code.
• Solve complex problems with innovative, reliable solutions.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers throughout planning, design, development, and deployment of web‑based micro‑services.
• Showcase progress regularly to customers and stakeholders.

Minimum qualifications

• Principal Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor’s degree + ≥ 5 years software development or Master’s degree + ≥ 3 years experience
• Sr. Principal Engineer (Level 4): Bachelor’s degree + ≥ 8 years software development or Master’s degree + ≥ 6 years experience

Common requirements for both levels

• Full‑stack web development experience with Python and Flask.
• Hands‑on Agile development experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate effectively with small technical teams.
• Proven ability to prioritize, adjust tasks, and deliver results.
• Demonstrated analytical skill‑set for complex problem solving.
• U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred technical expertise

• Back‑end & APIs – Microservices, Swagger/OpenAPI, Python/Flask, TypeScript, JavaScript
• Front‑end – HTML, CSS
• Infrastructure & Containerization – Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Helm, Argo, Terraform
• Databases – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Cassandra
• Observability & Monitoring – Grafana, Elastic
• DevOps / DevSecOps – CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitLab, SonarQube, Trivy/Claire, Linux command line

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.