Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$177k–$266k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Java Development, Agile, SaFE, Technical Leadership, CI/CD
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-30 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Product Ownership, SAFe Agile, Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Jira
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$108k–$205k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-30 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Scrum, Kanban, Lean Principles, SAFe, LeSS
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$131k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-30 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: C++, Java, Object-Oriented Software, AWS, Microservices
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$131k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S77 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and tra…
Skills: C++, Java, Object-Oriented Software Development, Agile Development, Linux/Unix
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S77 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and tra…
Skills: C++, Java, Object-Oriented Software Development, Agile Development, Linux/Unix
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$131k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Java, C++, Red Hat Linux, Windows OS, Docker
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$131k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Scrum, Kanban, Lean Principles, SAFe, LeSS
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$108k–$205k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S77 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to…
Skills: Java, JavaScript, SpringBoot, Spring Framework, TS/SCI Security Clearance
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$69k–$131k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Java, Object-Oriented Programming, AWS, Microservices, Docker
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-29 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Java, Object-oriented Programming, AWS, Microservices, Docker
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$109k–$231k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportu…
Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, Linux Administration, Agile Methodology, Terraform
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$88k–$138k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportu…
Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, Linux Administration, Agile, Terraform
Aurora, Colorado, United States · Remote Solely
$50k–$100k/yr
Compensation: $50,000 to $100,000 annually in average on-target earnings. You get base pay + uncapped commission ($200 per closed account) + accelerators + weekly performance bonus. Strong six-figure earning potential fo…
Skills: Closing, Sales Rapport, Objection Handling, High-Velocity Sales, SMB Sales
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
SAIC is seeking a Factory Representative to oversee software development on a satellite program. This position is located in Aurora, CO and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. This role will support a pro…
Skills: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Agile, DevSecOps, Requirements Management
Aurora, Colorado, United States · Hybrid
$106k–$180k/yr
ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team…
Skills: Java, C++, OS/COMET, NASA GMAT, AI/ML Integration
Aurora, Colorado, United States · Hybrid
$80k–$136k/yr
ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team…
Skills: Integration Testing, Verification and Validation, Zephyr Scale, Cucumber, Cypress
Aurora, Colorado, United States · Hybrid
$106k–$180k/yr
ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team…
Skills: System Integration, C2 Platforms, OS/COMET, GMAT, Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-25 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Agile, Scrum, Java, C/C++, DevSecOps
Aurora, Colorado, United States · On-site
$108k–$205k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-25 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active a…
Skills: Agile, Scrum, Java, C/C++, DevSecOps
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Serve as the Deputy Software Lead on an Agile team supporting two programs with a singular baseline. Execute 2-week Sprints for 3-month increment deliveries within the Aurora Software department.
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience (or equivalent) and an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Must have 5+ years of professional Java development and 3+ years of technical leadership experience.
About our organization: As an engineer, you'll be joining our growing Aurora Software department which has 200+ Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. We have plenty of opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions. Our Software Department is part of a larger organization that includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences cross-program collaboration, professional development and training, as well as engagement and inclusion activities such as lunch-n-learns, campus events, and leadership mixers.
We support a small but mighty team that continues to innovate and set new benchmarks for our customers. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector would love to have you join our team as a Level 5 Software Engineer based out of Aurora, CO.
The new Deputy Software Lead will be on an Agile team supporting two programs with a singular baseline. Will be working in the office executing 2-week Sprints for 3-month increment deliveries.
Level 5: Bachelor’s degree in science with 12+ years of software development experience; 10+ years with a Master's; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
3 + years of technical leadership i.e. Product Owner, Technical Lead.
5+ years professional java development experience.
Thorough understanding of Agile/SaFE principles.
Proven history of cross-functional team communications.
Cost Account Manager Experience.
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts.
Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification.
Basis of Estimate writing Experience.
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. 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. Our careers site can be found at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. If you are contacted about a job at Northrop Grumman, please verify the email came from the domain @ngc.com before engaging with that contact. If you are contacted by a Northrop Grumman recruiter on LinkedIn, please that their profile includes the verified check mark to ensure the contact is legitimate.
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Based on 234 listings with disclosed salaries, most software jobs in Aurora, CO pay between $87k–$213k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.
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