RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for an Integration & Test Engineer based out of Manhattan Beach, CA. Our Team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. 

  

Other roles, responsibilities, and abilities: 

·       Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features. 

·       Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug safe delivery of critical business software to production. 

·       Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports. 

·       Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities. 

·       Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements. 

·       Install, test, and verify software products. 

·       Perform frequent Smoke Testing and frequent Acceptance Testing on SW builds. 

·       Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles. 

·       Interface on a technical level with the customer 

·       Help define automated test strategies. 

·       Be pro-active and self-motivated; ask not only “what”, but also “how” and “why.” 

  

All work must be performed on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA. 

  

Basic Qualifications:  

Engineer Test:  

·       2 Years’ experience in Systems Engineering or SW development lifecycle with Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline, 0 years of experience with Masters; Additional years of experience and a High School diploma or GED may be accepted in lieu of a degree. 

·       Exposure to working in an Agile development environment

·       Experience with developing and executing software integration and regression tests

·       Experience with Microsoft Windows/Office technologies 

·       Experience with a scripting language (e.g., yaml, PowerShell, Batch/CMD). 

·       Experience with Python 

·       Experience with Configuration Management (e.g.: Git, SVN) 

·       Experience executing manual procedures or automated test scripts. 

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

·       US Citizenship 

·       Current DoD Secret Clearance with SAP access. 

 

Preferred (Nice to Have) Qualifications: 

·       Experience working with requirements in DOORS. 

·       Experience with test automation suites such as Test Complete, Robot Framework, Selenium, or Eggplant. 

·       Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies. 

·       Strong interpersonal and analytic skills 

·       Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW) 

·       Experience with Air Force mission planning 

·       CompTIA Security+ Certification 

·       Experience with current military Mission Planning Systems such as JMPS, AFMSS and/or PFPS 

·       Experience using platforms and/or applications hosted in a cloud environment. 

·       Exposure to one or more of the following: C#, .NET Framework, Java, C++ 

·       Exposure to one or more of the following CI/CD Deployment Technologies: Ansible, Bamboo, OpenTofu, Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker

·       Active Top Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years) 

·       Current SCI/SAP access  

Salary Range: $81,300.00 - $121,900.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.