
Software Engineer TS SCI
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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.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.
Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman, Defense Systems, is seeking a software engineer to work on the Whisper programs in Stafford, Virginia. The Whisper program is a large Antenna based Rf Transmission and receiving network Platform. We use command and control software to remotely control multiple systems worldwide. Rf Signal equipment and RF microwave engineer to provide our customer with 24 x 7 communication capabilities.
Responsibilities :
Perform software development and maintenance using Java, C and scripting languages in Linux and Windows environments.
Assist with all or part of the following: requirements analysis, application design, code development, testing, code maintenance, software install and documentation.
Occasional travel CONUS/OCONUS may be required. (Less than 5%) The candidate will work as part of a mixed team of Government and contractor personnel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's + 9 years of exp; Master's + 7 years of exp; PhD + 4 years of exp
- Programming experience developing or maintaining software in Java, C or scripting languages such as bash, python or Csh.
- Experience working with Windows environment
- Experience working in a RHEL environment
- TS/SCI clearance and willing to obtain a CI polygraph
- Information Assurance Technical Workforce (IAT) level II or higher (i.e. Security +)
- Compliance/Vulnerability Monitoring with tools such as Nessus, HBSS and ACAS
Ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS. (Less than 5%)
Work onsite Stafford Virginia
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with the following technologies: Java Swing; multi-threaded and distributed Java applications; Java Web application (e.g., Tomcat) servers or Java Applications servers (e.g. JBoss and/or Wildfly are highly desired); relational databases (JDBC, SQL, and MySQL); JEE (Java Enterprise Edition) experience (JDBC, JNI, JNDI, JMS, Servlet/JSP, EJB/JPA); Web service experience (e.g., RESTFul Web services)
- Knowledge of the following: Hycu backup/recovery software or other backup/recovery software; Nutanix virtual environment, or other platforms such as VMWare; Elastic Search Stack (ELK);
- Web (Brower based) GUI front end development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Angular)
- Experience with hardening Linux OS and applications to required configurations (e.g. DISA STIGs)
- Configuration Management experience working with software version control tools (Jira’s Bamboo, Stash, GIT, Subversion)
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Linux and / or Windows system administration experience
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Job Details
- Category
- Software
- Employment Type
- Contract
- Location
- Stafford, VA 22554, United States
- Posted
- Dec 3, 2025, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 17, 2026, 10:41 AM
- Last updated
- Jan 17, 2026, 02:23 PM
- Compensation
- $142,200 - $213,400 per year
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