
Principal Engineer Software (AHT)
Wright Patterson AFB, OHFull-time$104–155K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer in Beavercreek, Ohio, to participate in the software development lifecycle, implement web-based solutions, and integrate them into a microservice cloud architecture. The role involves working independently and with an Agile team, collaborating with software designers and engineers, and demonstrating progress to customers. U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Beavercreek Ohio, is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer. Successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software engineering. They will implement solutions in a web-based environment and integrate them into a microservice cloud-based architecture. The candidates will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following:
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Support team in completing necessary software on schedule
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Complete work independently and as a part of an Agile team
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Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
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Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of software systems
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Regularly demonstrate progress to customers
Basic Qualifications:
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One of the following:
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A high school diploma with a minimum of 9 years of software development experience
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A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience
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A master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of software development experience
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Full Stack Web Development programming experience
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Working knowledge and experience in the Agile development processes
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Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams
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Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
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Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions
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U.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance
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Familiar with the TheraForge software suite
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with front-end development frameworks such as Nuxt.
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Experience with Relational and Document NoSQL databases
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Experience with back-end development frameworks such as Flask
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Experience with microservices, swagger and API definitions
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Experience with:
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JavaScript
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TypeScript
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Relational Databases (ex. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB)
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NoSQL Databases (ex. MongoDB, Cassandra)
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Python
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Docker
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Kubernetes
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Istio
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Grafana
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Helm
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Elastic
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HTML
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CSS
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Go
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C
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DevOps / DevSecOps experience
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Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD)
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Software Security Tools
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Claire / Trivy
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SonarQube
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Demonstrated use of configuration management (Git, Gitlab)
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Experience with Linux and command line tools
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Cloud experience or certifications
Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 40,846 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$104–155K/yr
- Ohio median$110–206K/yr558 salary ranges
- US median$135–218K/yr32,482 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 17% below the Ohio median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,000 open Software Engineer jobs in Ohio and 40,846 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Deloitte93 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,328 postings).
- Education
- 14,025 of the 40,846 open Software Engineer jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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