Principal/ Sr. Principal Software Configuration Analyst

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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. Job Description We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Sr. Principal Software Configuration Analyst based out of San Diego, CA. As a Principal or Sr. Principal Software Configuration Analyst at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. What You'll Get to Do: Develops and maintains software configuration management tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products. Performs configuration management and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product operating parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are logistically sustainable. Designs, develops, automates, and maintains productivity tools using programming, database or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development. Designs and implements build procedures that are used to support software product development and use. May develop software configuration standards for company-wide use. May train software developers in the use of configuration management tools and the implementation of software quality standards. Software (SW) Configuration Management (CM) analysts are responsible for developing and maintaining software and other technological aspects on a DoD program. General CM software analyst duties and responsibilities are delineated below: • Communicate issues and risks pertaining to issues, solutions and releases • Coordinate final signoff releases and manage release schedule • Work with developers, QA and administrators to ensure success of builds and deployments in development, QA, UAT, staging and production environments • Support the engineering teams using Clear Case/Clear Quest to solve release and SW build problems. • Maintain software tools to support the software release process and SCCB • Implement software configuration management policies and products • Timing execution of platform integration builds and ensuring that all issues encountered while generating platform builds are resolved • Monitor and troubleshoot common and daily SW tasks and documentation updates • Provide direction on maturing the VHDL CM repository/process from Design Sync. • Responsible for ensuring the necessary technology interfaces appropriately with client needs, including third-party applications and customer interaction ensuring program applications remain secure and are coordinated and communicated with peers both internally and externally. • Ability to multi-task and complete tasks with a sense of urgency. • SW analysts work in an office environment and traditionally work during normal business hours, however – on occasion late shifts or on-call remote work may be requested. • Excellent communication skills. • High level of problem solving is required to troubleshoot system issues and prevent downtime. This requisition may be filled as a Principal S/W Configuration Analyst or Sr. Principal S/W Configuration Analyst. Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Configuration Analyst: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or in a related field a with a minimum of 5 years relevant; or Masters Degree with 3 years of relevant experience; may consider an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree. Experience with Clearcase, Clearquest, Jira and/or Git Hub with the CM process. Experience supporting scripting languages and database management. Experience with performing software builds and maintaining procedures. US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance Must be eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance; active Interim Clearance required to start. May be required to obtain higher level clearance. Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Software Configuration Analyst: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or in a related field a with a minimum of 9 years relevant; or Masters Degree with 7 years of relevant experience; PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; may consider an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree. Experience with ClearCase, ClearQuest, Jira and/or Git Hub with the CM process. Experience supporting scripting languages and database management. Experience with performing software builds and maintaining procedures. US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance Must be eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance; active Interim Clearance required to start. May be required to obtain higher level clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in relevant field Ability to work professionally to tight deadlines while producing quality work and to communicate to the team effectively Extensive experience with base ClearCase (CC) and ClearQuest(CQ), performing: administrator tasks such as creating VOB, directory structures in CC, create CQ database for programs, queries, add rules and users in both tools. CM software architect, building, merging/inheriting and establishing new branching versioning, documentation processing and maintain a dedicated build machine to eliminate variable coding differences. Scripting experience. Familiar with Python, Perl, or Batch scripts for Windows. Perform system level Operational Program (OP),with combined binaries with currently single development branching. Perform Share Point administration such as creating program directory structures, granting access, limiting access to general users, creating excel metric reports for capturing SW CCB agendas, minutes, document releases, archives and, directories, and internal links and documentation numbering and status. Working knowledge of the following tools; STM Pro, Share Point, Design Sync for VHDL coding, PDM or PLM, Visio or Adobe Pro, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Rational tool sets. Past experience with Hardware CM and Program Change Boards including data management SDRL submittals via IDE environments. Active Interim or Secret Clearance Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00 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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