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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and sustainment of our enterprise project controls application ecosystem, including Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle Project Integration Framework (PIF), and related enterprise integrations. This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable technical solutions that enable project planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting across the organization. This role will be located in Roy, Utah.
What You'll Get To Do:
The selected candidate will work closely with product, business, and IT stakeholders to deliver enhancements, modernize integrations, improve data flows, and strengthen the operational stability of the project controls application suite.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and sustain software solutions supporting Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle PIF, and related integrations.
- Build and maintain integrations between project controls platforms and other enterprise systems such as ERP, data warehouse, identity/access, and reporting environments.
- Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable application components, integration services, APIs, scripts, and automation solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration defects, performance issues, data synchronization issues, and production incidents.
- Partner with product owners, system analysts, architects, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to implement new capabilities and improve existing solutions.
- Support upgrade, patching, release, and deployment activities with an emphasis on minimizing operational disruption.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, interface specifications, data mappings, support procedures, and code artifacts.
- Implement secure coding practices and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
- Participate in code reviews, design reviews, test planning, and root cause analysis to improve quality and maintainability.
- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, improve reliability, and increase automation across the application ecosystem.
- Support data quality and system performance monitoring efforts through logging, metrics, and proactive issue identification.
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Principal Software Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in a relevant field of study; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Active DoD Secret clearance.
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
- Experience leading development efforts for enterprise software applications, integrations, or platforms.
- Experience with system integration design, software sustainment, and support in complex enterprise environments.
- Experience with one or more of the following: APIs, middleware, ETL/data integration, scripting, application development frameworks, or cloud/on-prem integration patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from requirements through deployment and operational support.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting business-critical applications.
Sr. Principal Software Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in a relevant field of study; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Active DoD Secret clearance.
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
- Experience leading development efforts for enterprise software applications, integrations, or platforms.
- Experience with system integration design, software sustainment, and support in complex enterprise environments.
- Experience with one or more of the following: APIs, middleware, ETL/data integration, scripting, application development frameworks, or cloud/on-prem integration patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from requirements through deployment and operational support.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting business-critical applications.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Hands-on experience supporting or integrating Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Oracle PIF, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, or similar enterprise platforms.
- Experience with project controls, project management, scheduling, cost, change, or risk management business processes.
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, data mapping, and interface troubleshooting.
- Experience with Agile development practices and work tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, engineering, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, batch processing, event-driven integration, or enterprise application integration patterns.
- Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and support KPI improvement.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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.Skills Required
- Principal level: 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's degree, 1 year with a PhD, or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
- Senior Principal level: 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 6 years with a master's degree, 4 years with a PhD, or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
- Experience leading development efforts for enterprise software applications, integrations, or platforms
- Experience with system integration design, software sustainment, and support in complex enterprise environments
- Experience with APIs, middleware, ETL/data integration, scripting, application development frameworks, or cloud/on-premises integration patterns
- Ability to drive technical solutions from requirements through deployment and operational support
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting business-critical applications
- Hands-on experience supporting or integrating Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Oracle PIF, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, or similar enterprise platforms
- Experience with project controls, project management, scheduling, cost, change, or risk management business processes
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, data mapping, and interface troubleshooting
- Experience with Agile development practices and Jira or Azure DevOps
- Experience in aerospace, defense, engineering, or other highly regulated enterprise environments
- Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, batch processing, event-driven integration, or enterprise application integration patterns
- Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and support KPI improvement
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.
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