Systems Engineer (Integration & Test) - TS/SCI FSP Req'd - R10227420

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Software Integration Engineer to join our dynamic team in Aurora, CO. The ideal candidate will have experience in systems engineering principles, including system integration, verification, validation, and supportability analyses. The team is focused on integrating development efforts across multiple services into a released product. The successful candidate will support system integration efforts, develop test plans and procedures, and perform software verification activities.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Perform system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for end-to-end systems.
• Ensure logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into comprehensive test procedures.
• Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and reports, including functional testing and checkout.
• Analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in software systems.
• Utilize tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word), and docker-based software installations.

This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either a Level 3 or a Level 4.

Basic Qualifications For a Level 3

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Must be capable of determining how best to integrate and test software changes in a complex system of services to include mapping requirements to test procedures.
• Must understand Agile processes and scrum.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with current Full-Scope Polygraph at time of application
• Active/current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 certification

Basic Qualifications For a Level 4

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Understanding of Agile processes and scrum
• Must be capable of determining how best to integrate and test software changes in a complex system of services to include mapping requirements to test procedures.
• Must understand Agile processes and scrum.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with current Full-Scope Polygraph at time of application
• Active/current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of basic docker concepts
• Proficient in Kubernetes: ability to debug services that run in cluster through command line and/or rancher
• Experience with deploying services via Helm
• Experience with deploying services via Helmfile
• Proficient with using Git for source code management
• Ability to debug and problem solve when things don’t work out of the box
• Experience working in a cross-functional agile team
• Experience building and maintaining configuration management documentation
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing
• Key Skills for Writing Test Procedure Documentation
• Good Customer interaction and presentation skills
• Experience in automating manual test steps to improve test efficiency.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

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.