Sr Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer – Test Lead/PO (26-352)

Top Secret clearance required to start. Travel required (10% of the time). No relocation assistance available.

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration is seeking a Sr Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer – Test Lead/PO to support the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program, a key component of the Missile Defense System. This role enables the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders to plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battles, and control networked sensors and weapon systems. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities and serves as a force multiplier by integrating and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems globally and regionally.

The position involves daily technical and programmatic communication with civilian, military, and contract personnel at MDA facilities and LM offices in Colorado Springs, CO, and Huntsville, AL. The candidate will support Agile Product Teams and the I&T team with hardware, software, and system-level testing, including verification and validation activities. This role serves as the primary technical contact for the C2BMC National Team, managing test and analysis topics, liaising with MDA and other government-contracted entities, and coordinating lab tests and installation activities.

Responsibilities

• Key stakeholder in test lab build-out design meetings and design reviews.
• Collaborate with Tech team Leads (SE, SWE, Deployment) and Cross-Functional Product Team (CFPT) Product Owners to arrange CFPT plans and workloads, ensuring compliance with Task Order baselines.
• Forecast test needs, identify test impacts, resolve issues, and implement efficiencies.
• Manage and brief status updates; serve as C2BMC NT chair of MDA CR (Capability Release) and BCD (Battlefield Coordination Detachment) Test Assessment Verification.
• Lead the resolution of technical test issues and execute test tasks in accordance with program processes.
• Identify cost and technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and report to CAM, TO PM, PO, and FAM.
• Assist the FAM with resource planning and support JERB, JCCB, ROMB, and other boards as needed.
• Support Task Order and customer reviews, and collect and analyze metrics in accordance with the QMP.
• Travel as needed (10% of the time), primarily working at the MDIOC Facility on Schriever SFB.
• Complete training for security functions, resident Air Force, Space Force, and MDA training, and other duties expected of contractor personnel on a military installation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, with 8 years of experience; OR a Master’s degree in a related field with 6 years of experience; OR 12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Current, active in-scope Government-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, with eligibility for SCI clearance.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs.
• Experience with highly integrated networked computer systems and DoD/MDA testbed baseline concepts for testing hardware, software, and Cyber IA applications.
• Knowledge of Command & Control systems integration and testing, with applied relevance to BMDS and/or space environments, focusing on C2BMC, including external element interfaces and/or space sensors.
• Technical understanding of computer network systems, servers, VMs, multicast techniques, and hardware such as firewalls, routers, switches, and blade servers.
• Demonstrated experience with hardware and software verification and validation processes, requirements decomposition, test planning, test procedures, test reporting, regression testing, and test data analysis.
• Ability to assist test engineers with technical troubleshooting and analysis of test-bed configurations for hardware, software, and Information Assurance issues.
• Proficiency with computers using Windows, MS Office, or Linux products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Agile Test-Driven Development.
• Knowledge and experience with DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Test Management for JIRA (TM4J), or similar applications; experience with test automation tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber.
• Knowledge of basic message formats, including TADIL-J, HTML, ATOMS, COI, and XML.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Pay

Primary salary range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00. The final offer considers scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.