Requisition ID: 21011525 Category: Information Technology Location: Fairfax - VA, United States of America Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship Clearance Type: Polygraph Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required: No Positions Available: 1 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 the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.Are you interested in defining possible? Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Sr. Principal Java Software Engineer to join an exciting, complex, mission-focused software development project working with a team of qualified diverse individuals in Dulles, VA.Our ideal candidate will join a high performing software development team supporting mission critical systems, and is expected to apply best software engineering principals and Agile engineering methodologies to research, design, develop, and modify application software.What you'll be doing: Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions that results in compelling easy to use products in support of mission critical systems. Conducts independent, multidisciplinary research and collaborates with designers and/or engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of data processing systems. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls. Works and participates in a Scrum team utilizing agile methodology best practices to deliver high quality products. What basic qualifications you'll need to have to be considered: An active TS/SCI with Polygraph Bachelors' degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, System Engineering, Business or related discipline, such as application system development and 9 years of relevant experience. Or 7 years with a Master' degree. Additional 4 years in lieu of a degree. Experience in Angular, Java/J2EE and foundational knowledge of object-oriented design and software patterns. Experience developing and maintaining full stack web applications Experience with DevOps concepts Ability to lead a team Ability to create documentation Have good communication skills Ability to formulate and articulate an approach to solve problems Ability to work independently; is a self-starter Preferred qualifications: Familiarity with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), Agile Software Practices Experience presenting and defending application designs and development patterns to customers Experience with one of more of the following: Maven, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Oracle/Postgres, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and Angular is preferred. Experience identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement new options Experience developing and maintaining Web Service Protocols, REST API's, and JSON is preferred. Experience developing and maintaining web applications while addressing accessibility concerns is preferred. Cloud experience, specifically AWS Experience working in an Agile environment Demonstrated initiative developing his/her technical career Salary Range: 125488 - 188232 Employees may be eligible for 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. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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