Principal Software Test Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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), Bellevue, NE is currently seeking a Principal Software Tester. The successful candidates will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities achieving sustainable quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates will participate in the entire software development lifecycle with a concentration in software testing. The candidates will work closely with software developers accomplishing the following:

Responsibilities Include:

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions while ensuring software standards are met
• Install, test, and verify software products
• Provide support for the software build and installation
• Work within a Cross-Functional scrum team
• 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
• 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
• Support authoring and development of contract deliverable documentation that support deliverable software products and test events
• Help define automated test strategies
• Be pro-active and self-motivated; ask not only “what”, but also “how” and “why”

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Test Engineer Software:
  • A high school diploma with a minimum of 9 years of software development experience
  • A bachelor's in science degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience
  • A master's in science degree in a STEM field with 3 years of software development experience

• Proven experience with Linux.
• Test procedure development and maintenance
• Experience supporting/coordinating formal test events
• Experience with automated testing and test software such as Eggplant.
• A functional understanding of how revision control systems (e.g., BitBucket, GIT, etc.) are used
• Hands-on system troubleshooting skills
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite
• Ability to work onsite in Bellevue, NE
• Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in C,C++ programming language.
•  ​Experience with/using Agile Methodology and Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools (Jenkins) and Practices
• Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug free delivery of critical business software to production
• Set up and deploy Development, Test, and Build environments
• Current DoD Top Secret Clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

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.