CO Salary Range: USD 129,300.00 - 193,900.00 per year

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SCITRAVEL: 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 Integration and Test 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. This role involves converting customer requirements into system solutions while effectively managing technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The team is focused on integrating development efforts into the test environment and integrating the changes with the other services. The successful candidate will support system integration efforts, develop test plans and procedures, and perform hardware and 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 system solutions.
Conduct functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition to translate customer needs into hardware and software specifications.
Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and reports, including functional testing and checkout.
Analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.
Integrating 3rd party software with the in-house development software
Perform Information Assurance activities, such as Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) application, executing and analyzing scans.
Utilize and manage tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word), and docker-based software installations.
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
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
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 and Site Acceptance Testing

Key Skills for Writing Test Procedure Documentation:

Good Customer interaction and presentation skills
Ability to be the managerial/lead backup
Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00The 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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.