Test Automation Software Engineer – Level 5

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks a senior level Test Automation Software Engineer – Level 5 in Morrisville, NC. This onsite role operates on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off and focuses on technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and translating requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduces technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and assessments of supportability and effectiveness for total systems.
• Performs analyses across all levels of total system products, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that honor technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Executes functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Maintains existing operating procedures and updates them to reflect lessons learned from real-time performance; develops new procedures as needed and interfaces with program and customer personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance current and within scope at the time of application, with the ability to reasonably succeed a counterintelligence polygraph.
• Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience delivering software within an Agile framework and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience with product lifecycles for new and existing products.
• Ability to understand wants versus needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience translating technical and business requirements into Epics, Features, and User Stories.
• Proficiency in Python programming language.
• Experience with one or more test automation frameworks and tools such as Behave, Zephyr, Cucumber, RFT, or Robot Framework.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Nexus.
• Experience with CI/CD orchestration using Jenkins and GitLab.

Technologies

• JIRA
• Confluence
• Python
• Behave
• Zephyr
• Cucumber
• RFT
• Robot Framework
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Nexus
• Jenkins
• GitLab
• Java
• C
• C++
• Doors
• Cameo

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives
• Discretionary bonus

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance for Start

Yes

Clearance Type

SCI

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Current/Active CI or FS polygraph
• STEM degree
• Experience using Java, C, or C++
• Detailed familiarity with space system operational documentation
• Current read-on access to the program for immediate program involvement
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Familiarity with requirements management in Doors and Cameo
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification
• Agile Product Owner and/or Scrum Master certifications