Sr Principal Computer Systems Architect

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

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 Sector has an opening for a senior principal systems architect based out of Walpole, MA and is not eligible to be fully remote. The qualifying system architect will employ model-based systems engineering techniques to translate customer needs, captured in through interviews synthesized in use cases, into system design. These systems will deliver integrated capabilities solving challenging issues for our internal and external customers in delivering operations, sustainment, and modernization support for the warfighter.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, apply, and offer improvements for the overarching design principles and design process

• Build out the systems engineering model for the capability, in collaboration with the lead UI/UX and Application developers and the product owner, to solve customer issues, allocating customer needs into

• requirements,

• behaviors (processes, functions, and information and material exchanges)

• physical representations (actors, components, links)

• Lead reviews of the model for initial release and updates to maintain it as the technical baseline for development of the capabilities

• Support the program owner in developing communications to describe the how the capability addresses the customer's challenges

• Lead trade studies to support selection of architectural patterns, make/buy decisions, and provide guidance on implementation and development of the capability

Basic Qualification:

• Bachelors in Science and 9 years of relevant experience; Masters degree and 7 years relevant experience; 4 Years relevant experience with PhD

• Must be familiar with Software Development architectures

• Must be familiar with database technologies including SQL, No SQL, and Triple-Store data bases

• Must have a strong understanding of network architectures such as AWS

• Must have and understand of containerization such as Kubernetes

• Must had a strong understanding of interface technologies

Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.