Staff Software Quality Engineer - 17934

Relocation assistance may be available. Active DoD Secret clearance required to start. Travel: 10% of the time.

About the role

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer located in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities

• Support Software Quality Assurance (SQA) with oversight and reporting of the software effort for the Sentinel program within a fast-paced Agile/SAFe software development environment.
• Ensure process execution and quality are built into the development, testing, and release of software deliverables.
• Provide expert technical advice and guidance to team members.
• Ensure the development and implementation of robust Software Quality plans, documents, checklists, and training materials.
• Provide senior technical oversight for problem resolution activities, root cause analysis, and preventive/corrective action implementation.
• Work within multiple security classifications with team members located at multiple sites.
• Support development of software metrics.
• Support status reporting, meetings, and presentations.
• Support Peer Reviews of artifacts for engineering release.
• Support dispositioning of Non-Conformance candidates.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the SQA team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Science degree with 12 years of experience; or 10 years with a Master’s degree; or 8 years with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance (investigation within the last 6 years).
• Must be eligible for Enhanced Security Clearances.
• Recent experience working within a large Agile/SAFe software program as a Software Product Owner or Software Project Manager.
• Full understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the processes, plans, standards, industry practices, and tools required for a mission-critical program.
• Experience working within an Agile/SAFe environment with a focus on first-time quality.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Cameo, DOORS, GitLab, and static analysis tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Missile Systems/Sub-Systems design, construction, or sustainment.
• Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for a large program/supplier base.
• Experience in Peer Reviews and Code Reviews.
• Experience in software build testing, qualification, and Integration and Test.
• Able to read and understand software code (C++, Java, Python, etc.).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401k with company match.
• Educational Assistance.
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Health & Wellness Resources.
• Employee Discounts.

Pay

Primary salary range: $139,000 – $208,600. The final offer considers scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Eligible employees may receive overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Schedule

Standard work schedule is a 9/80, allowing employees who work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.