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Software I&T Engineer (Level 2 or 3) - AHT

Northrop Grumman

United States-California-Redondo Beach, US$92k – $138konsite

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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’s Space Sector is seeking a Software I&T Engineer (Level 2 or 3 ) to join our team of highly qualified, diverse professionals within the Western Region Software Engineering directorate. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.

*Please be aware that this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Job responsibilities of the Software I&T Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: • Ability to define test plans, test cases, and establish traceability back to requirements and design.  • Verify reliability, ordering, and error handling in asynchronous workflows.·         • Collaborate with systems engineers to understand mission planning requirements and translate them into robust software solutions.·         • Implement and maintain cloud-deployed services, including monitoring, logging, and alerting.·         • Participate in code reviews, test automation efforts, and continuous improvement of development and integration practices.·         • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across application, container, and cloud layers. • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, and work effectively with developers, DevOps, and systems engineers.

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

Basic Qualifications – Software I&T Engineer (Level 2): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2+ years of software engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 0+ years of experience. • Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter is contingent upon the candidate maintaining the required level of clearance and program access for the position. • Experience using a test automation tool ( TestComplete, Junit, Mockito, pytest, Catch2, etc ) • Experience building and maintaining automated tests in a CI/CD pipeline • Strong skills in test automation scripting (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or other relevant language). • Solid understanding of test design techniques (e.g., boundary analysis, equivalence classes, negative testing, performance and load considerations). • Proficiency with source control and work tracking (e.g., Git, GitLab/GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira).

Basic Qualifications – Software I&T Engineer (Level 3): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of stated experience, or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 1+ years of stated experience. • Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter is contingent upon the candidate maintaining the required level of clearance and program access for the position. • Experience using a test automation tool ( TestComplete, Junit, Mockito, pytest, Catch2, etc ) • Experience building and maintaining automated tests in a CI/CD pipeline • Strong skills in test automation scripting (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or other relevant language). • Solid understanding of test design techniques (e.g., boundary analysis, equivalence classes, negative testing, performance and load considerations). • Proficiency with source control and work tracking (e.g., Git, GitLab/GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira).

Preferred Qualifications: • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance. • Experience testing systems deployed to cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, or similar), including basic understanding of cloud networking, storage, and security groups. • Experience with multi-level / multi-domain security environments or systems deployed at multiple classification levels. • Practical experience with TestComplete and TestExecute, including: • - Designing and implementing automated integration test suites • - Maintaining and extending existing TestComplete/TestExecute test frameworks • Experience validating message flows, topics, partitions, and consumer groups • Experience working with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed architectures from a testing perspective. • Strong background in integration and system-level testing for Space Mission Planning systems. • Familiarity with container orchestration in secure environments (e.g., Kubernetes/OpenShift in classified or isolated networks). • Experience testing systems subject to DoD, government, or regulated security requirements (e.g., STIGs, RMF). • Experience with performance, scalability, and reliab

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