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Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Engineer – Software

Northrop Grumman

. Engineer enterprise solutions that align with best practices to support mission critical objectives .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $177,000 - $265,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AngularApacheAWSElasticSearchGrafanaJavaJavaScriptMongoDBPrometheusReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Engineer enterprise solutions that align with best practices to support mission critical objectives
  • Work on 1-3 mid- to large-scale projects concurrently, assigned from program and internal leadership
  • Participate in regular project design and incremental status meetings
  • Collaborate with different teams across the program to discuss, analyze or resolve usability issues

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD degree in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience
  • Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Top Secret clearance & SCI (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
  • Proficiency with Spring Integration or Apache Camel
  • Java 21+ Proficiency
  • Experience with Observability technologies, Prometheus and Grafana
  • Experience with Apache NiFi
  • Deep knowledge of data flow technologies and networking, including UDP, TCP, and hybrid protocols
  • Ability to develop in Java 21+ using the AWS SDK for Java v2
  • Backend: Java 21+/Spring Boot service with a time-series or document-oriented store (e.g., MongoDB or Elasticsearch)
  • Frontend: Proficiency in Angular, React or Vue.js
  • Implementation of WebSockets (via Spring WebSocket) or Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools
Java 21+Spring IntegrationApache CamelPrometheusGrafanaApache NiFiAWS SDK for Java v2Spring BootMongoDBElasticsearch
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationproject management
Certifications
Top Secret clearanceSCI