Senior Principal Software Engineer – Cloud

Northrop Grumman

Sr. Principal Software Engineer for Northrop Grumman adapting mobile control station software applications for cloud deployment.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeEl Segundo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,200 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerFluxKubernetesLinuxTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

help adapt a suite of mobile control station software applications to a cloud environment
participating in building Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and infrastructure to deploy the solution to an Il-5 cloud environment including containerization, instrumentation, integration, security, and system test
work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, DevOps, in an Agile software development environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years of Software Engineering experience, or a Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of Software Engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 4 years on Software Engineering experience
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
Experience with infrastructure components (VMs, containers, network, storage, Linux/Windows, and IT security concepts)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and micro-services
Experience with software-defined networking
Experience with a coding or scripting language
Experience in a Cloud platform
Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian suite: Jira, Confluence)
Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
An active Secret or higher clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
Certified (associate level or above) in a cloud platform or Azure Platform (>= Azure Administrator Associate) or AWS Platform (>= Solutions Architect Associate)
Completed degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
CompTIA Security+ certification
CompTIA Cloud+ certification
Experience with administering cloud-based networking (ACL, Security Groups, WAF)
Demonstrated experience in cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and data migration
Knowledge of account management solutions (RBAC, AWS IAM, Azure AD)
Expertise leveraging git for code management (ArgoCD, Flux, Gitlab)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience leading teams of technical individuals

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

Software EngineeringCoding or Scripting LanguageSoftware-Defined NetworkingCloud AdoptionData Migration

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsOrganizational SkillsMulti-Tasking SkillsCommunication Skills

Certifications

CompTIA Security+CompTIA Cloud+Azure Administrator AssociateAWS Solutions Architect Associate