Software Engineer Level 1 or 2

United States-Colorado-Aurora · United States-North Carolina-Morrisville · United States-Virginia-FairfaxPosted Jul 8, 2026
Skip to main contentHomeProfileJob SearchApplicationsMy EventsJoin Talent NetworkSign InSingle PositionView All JobsSoftware Engineer Level 1 or 2United States-Colorado-Aurora +2 moreNo longer accepting applications.Job IDR10239507Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking multiple Software Engineers to support an innovative program in their development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of satellite ground software.This position is located onsite on our Aurora, CO, Fairfax, VA, or Morrisville, NC campus.The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle. The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. This position requires interfaces between systems analysts/programmers and users located in a specialized area to ensure that information technology designs meet the needs of the end users within an organization. Documents product/service requirements and develop test procedures to ensure user requests are carried out. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required. A solid experience in bash scripting, Python, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required. About our organization: Our Aurora Software & Digital Engineering department comprises 200+ engineers, DevOps specialists, system administrators, DBAs, and network engineers—from entry‑level talent to chief architects. Engineers often serve as informal subject‑matter experts and may assume formal technical‑leadership roles. Career progression into higher‑level technical or leadership positions is strongly supported.What You’ll Have an Opportunity to Do:Full stack development at the OS, platform, and mission unique software layerApplications will span languages and toolsets including GO, Python, Postgres, Kubernetes/Docker, AWS cloud infrastructure provisioning, PKI, and static code analysis execution and finding remediation.Developer will be expected to be a self-starter capable of making decisions with overall project budget and schedule in mind.Develop software which provides command and control functionality of a hardware system (sending commands, receiving acknowledgements, working on and integrating across interfaces)Develop software which enables activity planning and constraint checking to achieve mission outcomes.Develop software which enables the visualization of a complex and dynamic environment in both two and 3 dimensions, complete with decisions tools, intelligent context, and user-centric interface design.This position may be filled at the Associate Software Engineer (level 1) or Software Engineer (level 2).Basic Qualifications:Associate Software Engineer Level 1:Bachelor’s degree with 0 years of development experience. 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI after starting work.Knowledge of Agile programsKnowledge of design, build, and deployment of software productsKnowledge of producing software architecture documentationExperience with Python, GO, AWS, GitLab workflows, and Docker/KubernetesSoftware Engineer Level 2:Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of development experience. 0 years of experience with a Master’s degree. 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI after starting work.2 years with Agile programs2 years of experience...

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