Principal/Sr Principal Systems Software Analyst

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Roy, UT
Salary: $98,400–$147,600 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 36 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k

This role $123k

$84k most similar roles pay here $235k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $136,048–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Northrop Grumman currently has 214 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,000–$171,000 across 214 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal/Sr Principal Systems Software Analyst

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Software Analyst to join their Digital Business Enablement team in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program. This role involves acting as the primary liaison between business and technical teams, ensuring application value through governance, financial stewardship, and regulatory compliance. Day-to-day responsibilities include defining and maintaining SLAs/OLAs, managing documentation, and partnering with vendors to deliver cost-effective solutions. The ideal candidate will have a background in enterprise applications, experience with operations management processes, and the ability to translate business needs into technical specifications. Preferred qualifications include ITIL certification, cloud platform expertise, advanced analytics skills, and strong change management experience. This position requires an active DoD Secret clearance and US citizenship.

Skills

AWS Azure Google Cloud CI/CD PowerBI Tableau ITIL DevOps Kubernetes Docker Terraform Python PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Ansible IAT Level II Security+ DoD Cyber Workforce Requirements

What you'll do

Serve as primary liaison between business users and enterprise applications.
Translate business needs into technical specifications and service-enhancement requests.
Manage operations processes including SLAs/OLAs and incident-management procedures.
Create and maintain run-books, SOPs, and other documentation for support teams.
Monitor usage trends and conduct capacity planning to ensure scalable performance.

What we're looking for

Active DoD Secret clearance with recent reinvestigation.
US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
Proven experience as primary liaison between business users and enterprise applications.
History of creating technical specifications, SLAs/OLAs, and incident-management processes.
Experience in monitoring usage trends, capacity planning, and ensuring scalable performance.
Background in defining requirements with supply-chain, business-management, and cost-account teams.

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