Principal Software Quality Engineer — Secret Clearance, 9/80

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

EAP & Work/Life Solutions

PTO

Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support GBSD and SDS programs across Roy, UT; with potential locations in Colorado Springs and Huntsville. Role emphasizes QA leadership, process improvement, and metrics-driven supervision.

Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and a BS, MS, or PhD with extensive software QA experience; travel and relocation may be offered. 9/80 schedule and strong benefits package provided.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance required at application time with SAP access per program needs.
• BS degree with 5+ years of related experience; or MS with 3+ years; or PhD with 1 year.
• Experience in developing and implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.
• Experience in developing and using metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
• Experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines; liaising between personnel, suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Support one or more Scrum teams on GBSD or SDS programs; ensure QA deliverables meet requirements.
• Attend meetings, create Jira dashboards to monitor progress and efficiency.
• Understand process health, metrics, and stability as required.
• Be fluent with Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS or similar tools.
• Promote mission assurance and communicate value to stakeholders; ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Software QA

Metrics

Task prioritization

Liaison

Requirements analysis

C++/Java/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science field

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jazz

DOORS

SAP

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support GBSD and SDS programs across Roy, UT; with potential locations in Colorado Springs and Huntsville. Role emphasizes QA leadership, process improvement, and metrics-driven supervision.

Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and a BS, MS, or PhD with extensive software QA experience; travel and relocation may be offered. 9/80 schedule and strong benefits package provided.