Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer – Virtualization

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: MelbourneFloridaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $79,300 - $118,900 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and support the design of effective solutions while participating in development and testing activities.
  • Assist in designing and implementing virtualization builds, releases, deployments, and configurations of the virtual lab environment.
  • Review, troubleshoot, and resolve operational issues.
  • Ensure that different modules and systems work together seamlessly and meet testing standards.
  • Assist in the development of the virtual lab topology (compute, storage, networking) using industry standard hypervisors and container orchestration.
  • Develop automation scripts (IaC) for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of lab resources.
  • Build or integrate device emulation layers that expose virtual instruments to end users via standard protocols.
  • Implement audit logging to meet security and compliance requirements.
  • Create CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery of lab images, updates, and patches.
  • Produce comprehensive documentation (design diagrams, SOPs, user guides) and train lab administrators.
  • Work closely with domain experts to translate experimental procedures into reproducible virtual workflows.

Requirements

  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience in a Software environment; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience in a Software environment.
  • Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
  • Experience working in Linux Environments (e.g., RHEL, Debian, Ubtuntu, or similar distributions)
  • Experience using Git or similar version control systems
Benefits
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
  • Phenomenal learning opportunities
  • Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
  • Very friendly team environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
virtualizationautomation scriptsIaCCI/CD pipelinesdevice emulationhypervisorscontainer orchestrationtroubleshootingdocumentationtesting standards
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationtrainingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s DegreeDoD Secret clearanceSpecial Access Program clearance