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Sr. Principal Software Systems Architect (AHT)
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Northrop Grumman
2 Locations
On-site
Posted April 1, 2026
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: No
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 sector (NGDS) is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Systems Architect to join our growing team of diverse professionals in Melbourne, FL or Manhattan Beach, CA. The selected candidate will take a leading role in migrating legacy software applications to the cloud and work with our engineering team to develop, implement, optimize, and maintain native cloud-based solutions in accordance with best practices.
Responsibilities:
- Architect efficient, high speed, reliable cloud solution for legacy software applications
- Apply IaC to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure
- Define migration path for legacy software applications to become cloud-native
- Guide migration and implementation of new cloud technologies and initiatives
- Ensure performance capabilities and security of new software systems and architectures are consistent with mission requirements
- Support trade studies, CONOPs development, whitepapers
All work is based on-site in either Manhattan Beach, CA, or Melbourne, FL
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Architect:
- One of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an ABET-accredited university and 8 years of experience in software engineering in a cloud environment OR
- Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an ABET-accredited university and 8 years of experience in software engineering in a cloud environment
- Current DoD Secret clearance, adjudicated in the last 5 years
- Ability to attain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAP)
- Experience architecting, designing, and deploying cloud-native software solutions
- Experience performing migration of legacy software systems to a cloud environment, including transformation to cloud-native
- Experience with one of the following Cloud infrastructure technologies: Azure, AWS, Google, ESXI
- Experience with one of the following continuous integration/deployment tools: Bamboo, Jenkins, Gitlab-CI
- Experience with one of the following infrastructure automation tools/APIs: Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, aws-cli, azure-cli, gcloud, PowerCLI
- Experience with one of the following configuration management systems: GIT, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Subversion
- Experience in defining and implementing DevSecOps lifecycle - continuous (build, integration, test, deployment, cyber, monitoring)
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes Container Strategies and Orchestration
- Experience working in Agile software development environment
- Ability to work on-site in Manhattan Beach (CA); Melbourne (FL); or Hollywood (MD)
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