RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Development Analyst/Principal Software Development Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.
This position is on a 9/80 work schedule will be located 100% onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.
An analyst does the following: Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software. Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards. Evaluates interface between hardware and software, operational requirements, and characteristics of overall system. Documents testing and maintenance of system corrections. Build and maintain a lineofbusiness web applications used for integration & test scheduling, job management, and related workflows. The system is a fullstack solution with a Single Page Application (SPA) frontend and an API backed middle layer with a database backend. Work includes feature development, performance tuning, complex SQL/EF queries, and UI/UX tweaks in a fairly intricate codebase.
Key Responsibilities:
Feature Development
- Implement new features and enhancements in an frontend (JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue, Ember, Svelte) UI (components, services, modals, grids, filters).
- Develop API middle layer (C#, Node, Express, NextJS, Fastify, Rust, GOLang)
Data & Persistence
- Design and optimize database (MS SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle) objects such as stored procedures, views, tables using complex joins and reporting queries.
- Work with a modern ORM (Entity Framework Core, Django, Hibernate) and raw SQL statements
UI/UX & Front-End Integration
- Work with Bootstrap or other CSS framework.
- Build highly responsive web applications and components that deliver seamless user experiences
DevOps & Collaboration
- Use source control (Azure DevOps / Git repos) with pull requests, branching, and CI/CD pipelines
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and production troubleshooting
Basic Qualifications (A02):
- Bachelors in Science degree with 2 years of software experience or similar OR a Masters degree
- Experience of databases (i.e. MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle)
- Experience with C# or similar (GoLang, Perl, C++, Ruby) server-side scripts
Basic Qualifications (A03):
- Bachelors in Science degree with 5 years of software experience or similar, Masters degree with 3 years of software experience or similar or PhD with 1 year of experience in software experience or similar
- Experience of databases (i.e. MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redshift, Oracle)
- Experience with C# or similar (GoLang, Perl, C++, Ruby) server-side scripts
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience Web UI development
- Experience with JavaScript or JavaScript based platforms (Angular, React, Vue, etc)
- Develop protocol-compliant integrations using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to securely connect LLMs with external APIs, tools, and platforms
Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
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 candidates 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.