Software Test Engineer Secret clearance

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Interim Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 is seeking a Software Test Engineer Secret clearance for our GCCS-J program onsite Newport News, Va.

GCCS-J is the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Command and Control (C2) system of record. GCCS-J supports commanders and warfighters as they conduct joint and multinational operations by providing a fused picture of the battlespace within an integrated system that is supporting Joint Warfighter needs today. GCCS-J is focused on meeting emerging operational needs through sustainment and modernization support to operational baselines and three product areas (Situational Awareness, Infrastructure, and Intelligence).

Along with sustainment and modernization, GCCS-J will focus on modifying and enhancing elements or capabilities to implement new requirements, enhance functionality, increase efficiency, or lower operating/deployment costs incorporating agile technologies and capabilities.

The position also involves providing support for set-up and system demonstrations.

Responsibilities include:

• Full life cycle product testing to include but not limited to unit, functional, and integration testing on a variety of architectures and target hardware platforms.
• Agile Scrum
• Support troubleshooting with development staff.
• Contributes to the development of software documentation.
• Provide product demonstrations, acquire user feedback, and User Experience (UX) input.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ experience or a master’s degree or a high school diploma / Equivalent with 6 years’ experience may be consider in lieu of degree
• Experience developing test steps, cases, plans, and documents.
• Experience mapping test steps to requirements.
• User level experience with Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and verbal/written communication skills with the ability to work within a team environment.
• Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CompTIA Security+ Certification.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration-level experience.
• Experience with Windows (Client and Server) system administration-level experience.
• Experience with Agile Software Development practices.
• Experience with development/execution/maintenance of functional/system/integration-level test cases/test plans.
• Experience with Automated Software Testing (developing/executing).
• Strong leadership qualities, initiative, and desire to independently research and experiment with emerging technologies and libraries within defined testing practices.
• Global Command and Control Systems – Joint (GCCS-J) and/or equivalent systems familiarity
• Familiarity with:
• Dev Sec Ops
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Automated container deployment and scanning
• Running performance tests and debugging techniques
• Understanding of networking and network troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Familiarity with Command and Control (C2) Systems.
• Top Secret / SCI clearance.

Compensation and Benefits:

Primary Level Salary Range: $73,900.00 - $

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…