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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 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 line‑of‑business web applications used for integration & test scheduling, job management, and related workflows. The system is a full‑stack solution with an Angular SPA front‑end and a .NET/SQL Server back‑end. 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 Angular front‑end (components, services, modals, grids, filters).
Extend and maintain ASP.NET Core / .NET back‑end APIs (Web API controllers, service layer, repositories).

Data & Persistence

Design and optimize SQL Server stored procedures, temp-table–heavy batch logic, and reporting queries.
Work with Entity Framework Core and raw SQL (`FromSql`, `INSERT ... EXEC`, etc.) in a mixed environment

UI/UX & Front-End Integration

Work with Bootstrap, DevExtreme (data grids, filters, date pickers), and custom shared components.
Diagnose and fix complex layout/behavior issues (modals, flexbox, alignment, responsive behavior)

Code Quality & Maintenance

Refactor code (C#, T‑SQL, Angular) to improve readability, performance, and testability without breaking behavior.
Write and maintain unit/integration tests where feasible

DevOps & Collaboration

Use Azure DevOps for Git repos, pull requests, branching, and CI/CD
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)

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00Secondary 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 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.

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