Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer based out of Hollywood, MD (St. Mary's County). Our Team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. This is a role in a large program that will support the full software product lifecycle in an Agile Scrum framework: requirement definition, estimation, implementation, unit testing, integration testing, SW/HW integration, test documentation, supporting test events, and customer support. The ideal candidate will be a cross-functional team player, willing to take on challenges, that collaborates with internal and external teams and that is driven to provide solutions to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities Include:

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions while ensuring software standards are met
• Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug free delivery of critical business software to production
• Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
• Create and update Windows installers
• Install, test, and verify software products
• Provide support for the software build and installation
• Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features
• Understand third-party software and hardware peripherals to support implementation of software interfaces and support integration
• Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports.
• Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities
• Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements
• Perform Smoke Testing and Acceptance Testing on SW builds.
• Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles
• Interface on a technical level with the customer
• Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events
• Help define automated test strategies
• Support the Agile Framework as a Scrum Master, when required

All work must be performed on-site in Hollywood, MD

Software Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and a minimum of 2 years of relevant (Computer Science, etc.) experience, or 0 years of experience with a Master’s degree (Computer Science, etc.). Relevant (Computer Science, etc.) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered

• Current DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances
• Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
• Experience as a Scrum Master
• Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object-Oriented Software Design paradigms
• Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
• Test procedure development and maintenance
• Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
• Experience with one or more of the following scripts: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch, Typescript
• Automated test script or test procedure development and maintenance for software testing
• Experience with automated testing and test software such as TestComplete 4
• A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
• Hands-on system troubleshooting skills

Principal Software Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and a minimum of 5 years of relevant (Computer Science, etc.) experience, or 3 years of experience with a Master’s degree (Computer Science, etc.). Relevant (Computer Science, etc.) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
• Current DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years), with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances
• Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) and Practices
• Experience as a Scrum Master
• Proficiency in C# and/or Java and Object-Oriented Software Design paradigms
• Experience with Microsoft Windows technologies
• Test procedure development and maintenance
• Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
• Experience with one or more of the following scripts: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch, Typescript
• Automated test script or test procedure development and maintenance for software testing
• Experience with automated testing and test software such as TestComplete 4
• A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, git, CVS, etc.) are used
• Hands-on system troubleshooting skills

Preferred (Nice to Have) Qualifications:

• Proficiency in C#, .NET Framework
• Experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Windows-based Applications
• Experience with Microservice development and service communication protocols such as gRPC and/or REST
• Experience with Software Design Patterns
• Experience with/using Relational Databases, SQL
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Crucible/Fish-eye
• Familiarity with/using/deploying to Cloud technology: Azure and/or AWS
• Familiarity with/using Containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Experience with/using and/or managing these DevOps tools: Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills
• Previous in-depth mission planning domain knowledge of program software design and code
• Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) or Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM™) certification
• Experience working with requirements in DOORS.
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies.
• Strong interpersonal and analytic skills; Works well in a team-environment
• Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW)
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
• Experience with Air Force mission planning
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Active Top-Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years)
• Current SCI/SAP access