Associate Software Engineer, McClellan CA

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Software Engineer in McClellan, CA to help deliver next-generation national defense capabilities in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug software applications and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software solutions.
• Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
• Implement solutions in multiple components of the system, including storage, OS, network, application, database.
• Provide system analysis as an actual user, including onsite visits, and contribute to the next iteration of the system through feedback and development.
• Ensure software standards are met.
• Build and enhance software, leveraging feedback as an end user and field representative.
• Use container engines and container tools to develop OCI-compliant container images for existing software applications (e.g., Docker images).
• Follow software development standards for configuration management, software reuse, and DevOps processes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Object-oriented development in Java, or C/C++
• Scripting and web: Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Data and storage: SQL/relational databases
• Linux experience: filesystems/mounts, cron, bash scripting, services, permissions, users/groups
• DevOps: GitLab (repos, runners, pipelines), integration with artifact/binary storage, use of monitoring tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Grafana)
• Networking: practical troubleshooting with tools like ss, nc, netstat, tcpdump, ip addr; understanding of core protocols and debugging strategies
• Understanding of containers, containerized development, and deployment
• End-to-end software development lifecycle experience
• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.

Qualifications

• Completing or has completed a degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar STEM degree.
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on design, deployment, and dynamic management of containerized systems.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and pub/sub (topics) architectures.
• Proficiency using REACT framework.
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s, k3s) and cloud-native OS environments.
• Experience with modern software factories and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with Atlassian and CI/CD tools: Bitbucket, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence.
• Advanced scripting in Python, Bash, and related languages.
• Practical experience working in Agile and DevOps teams.
• Strong background in object-oriented software design and implementation.
• Experience with both front-end and back-end User Interface development.

Salary Range

• Level 1: $76,200 - $114,400

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.