Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineer to work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO for our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program. We Liaison with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Satellite Control Network (SCN) to support our Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program, and to provide satellite support services to our mission critical customer. FROST conducts real time on-orbit support, launch ascent support and End-of-Life operations for all NOPS (NRO Operations Squadron) missions.
The FROST Software team works in a state-of-the-art dynamic environment to develop new containerized software and maintain existing software for different needs on the program.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain software used to establish connections for status & control of ground equipment.
- Provide Java software development. Perform all aspects of software engineering support required to implement systems.
- Also maintain software that handles scheduling of on-orbit contacts, and orbit calculations.
- Write software that supports launch operations with trajectory calculations for the SpaceX and ULA vendors.
- Provide assistance for team members primarily on Java development and utilizing the Spring Boot framework.
- Develop React-based user interfaces for operator interaction.
- Assist writing microservices that interact with a variety of vendor interfaces for data processing. • Deploy new containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
- Assist with new customer requests by extending and enhancing existing capabilities and creating new ones where needed.
NGSkills
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience or a master’s and 3 years’ experience or a High School diploma / equivalent with 9 years’ experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Work on-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO
- Will consider candidates with a TS/SCI clearance. Will require CI Poly prior to start.
- Experience and proficiency with Java
- Knowledge with Spring Boot framework or other similar experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledgeable with IDE for Java software development or other similar experience
- Experience with Gitlab or other similar experience and Git distributed version control system.
- Experience Software design and development
- Experience with Java build systems
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external developers and integrating their components into a larger framework with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
- Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Experience using/writing Ansible automation scripts.
- Experience with C++ programming language.
- Working knowledge of SQL databases.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience, or Master's with 3 years, or High School with 9 years experience
- Work on-site at Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph required prior to start
- Experience and proficiency with Java
- Knowledge of Spring Boot framework (or similar)
- Experience with React (preferred for UI development)
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (containerized deployments)
- Experience with GitLab and Git distributed version control
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
- Experience writing Ansible automation scripts
- Experience with C++ programming language
- Working knowledge of SQL databases and Java build systems
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.








