
Software Engineer – Virtualization
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Melbourne • Florida • United 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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