Defense Software QA Engineer - Secret Clearance (GBSD)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Relocation assistance may be available

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for the Roy, UT location, supporting the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Base Strategic Deterrent program. This full-time role focuses on ensuring quality across software development, testing, and release cycles.

Candidates should have a STEM degree, DoD Secret clearance, and experience with metrics, SDLC, and agile methods. Relocation assistance may be available, and a 9/80 schedule is described.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with related experience; 1 year with a Master's.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application.
• Experience using metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
• Experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Experience evaluating, tracing, and analyzing requirements.
• Software development lifecycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Support scrum teams by attending meetings and building Jira dashboards to monitor progress and efficiency.
• Understand process health, progress and stability metrics as required.
• Become fluent in Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS or other tools as needed.
• Advocate for Mission Assurance and articulate the value proposition to stakeholders.
• Ensure GBSD software complies with guidelines and contractual requirements; focus on engagement, collaboration, process improvement, and reducing rework.

Skills

Process health metrics

Task prioritization

Requirements tracing

SDLC experience

SAFe knowledge

Code literacy (C++, Java, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jazz

DOORS

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for the Roy, UT location, supporting the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Base Strategic Deterrent program. This full-time role focuses on ensuring quality across software development, testing, and release cycles.

Candidates should have a STEM degree, DoD Secret clearance, and experience with metrics, SDLC, and agile methods. Relocation assistance may be available, and a 9/80 schedule is described.