Sr Principal Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Sr Principal Software Engineer with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
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.

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.

Are you ready to put your experience to work at Northrop Grumman? If so, Our Defense Systems wants you to join our team as a Sr Principal Software Engineer. This position is located in Orlando, FL. As a Sr Principal Software Engineer, on our program at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Cross-Domain Handling of Releasable Data (CHORD) portfolio.

CHORD is a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) two-domain Cross Domain Solution (CDS). The CHORD portfolio comprises multiple contract awards and with various customers. The successful candidate will be exceptionally meticulous, collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & personal responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of seeking the best performance from everyone. Roles/Responsibilities:
* You will develop, maintain, and enhance complex and secure software systems based upon documented requirements.

* You will be responsible for working individually or as part of a team to review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.

* You will resolves software problem reports, utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.

* Use your experience with creating specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/ Government Off-the Shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or other STEM discipline, and 8 years of related technical experience;
Master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of related technical experience, or PHD in a STEM field and 4 years of related technical experience.

* A current DoD Secret Clearance.

* Experience developing software using Java or C++.

* Experience with debugging existing software and correcting defects.

* Experience with the SDLC and agile methodologies.

* A minimum of 5 years of development experience in a Linux environment, preferably RHEL.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Expertise in developing, debugging, and maintaining Linux kernel-mode device drivers, including the ability to design and implement new low-level drivers or modify existing ones for custom hardware platforms, with a strong grasp of kernel subsystems, interrupt handling, DMA, and device tree configuration.

* Experience using Bash or similar scripting languages to automate tasks.

* Experience configuring and using Sonar Qube, Fortify, or other code analyzers.

* Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Eggplant and Microsoft Testing Framework.

* Experience with Continuous Integration Technologies such as Jenkins and Bamboo.

* Experience using Visual Studio Code (VS Code).

* Experience with Software Configuration Management tools such as Git.

* Experience creating XML Schema Definitions (XSD) based on complex interface requirements.

* Development experience with Sockets, MQueues, Threading/Multithreading, or Named…