Software Engineer (aht)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Manhattan Beach, CA +1 · Software

Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman supporting the Collaborative Mission Planning Continuum (CMPC) program. Responsibilities include defining product vision, managing the backlog, liaising with stakeholders, and conducting research for electronic data processing systems. Requires a B.S. in STEM, active SECRET clearance, and experience with Agile, CI/CD, C#/Java/.NET, SQL, and Git.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with mission objectives.
  2. Own and continuously groom the product backlog; prioritize features, enhancements, and defect fixes based on business value, risk, and stakeholder input.
  3. Act as the primary liaison between customers, program managers, engineering, and senior leadership; gather and synthesize requirements, feedback, and constraints.
  4. Facilitate product demos, sprint reviews, and release planning; ensure transparent communication of status and upcoming milestones.
  5. Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.

Skills

Required

  • B.S. in STEM
  • 2 years of relevant experience
  • Active SECRET U.S. Government security clearance
  • Agile Methodology
  • Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools and Practices
  • C#
  • Java
  • .NET
  • Object Oriented Design
  • Software Design Patterns
  • Relational Databases
  • SQL
  • yaml
  • Python
  • PowerShell
  • Curl
  • Agile Software Development
  • DevOps practices
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Atlassian Tool Suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence

Nice to have

  • Microservice development
  • service communication protocols such as REST
  • Microservice Architectures
  • Frontend framework experience (e.g. React)
  • Containers / Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Works well in a team environment
  • cloud technology platforms such as AWS / Azure
  • Excellent technical communication skills
  • Excellent nontechnical communication skills

What the JD emphasized

  • Active SECRET U.S. Government security clearance
  • CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
  • CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret