Senior Principal Software QA Engineer — DoD Secret Clearance

ngc; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/WL

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, UT is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join the Sentinel (GBSD) program. The role leads QA for software teams, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and driving continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, monitor metrics, and deliver robust software quality across development, testing, and integration environments under a 9/80 work schedule and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance required.
• Experience in developing and implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.
• Experience in using metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent liaison between local personnel, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead software QA across one or more Scrum teams for GBSD/SDS programs.
• Create Jira dashboards and report progress to software leadership.
• Monitor process health, progress, and stability metrics.
• Ensure compliance with DoD requirements and contract manuals.

Skills

Software QA

Metrics analysis

Task prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORS

CAMEO

SAFe

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, UT is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join the Sentinel (GBSD) program. The role leads QA for software teams, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and driving continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, monitor metrics, and deliver robust software quality across development, testing, and integration environments under a 9/80 work schedule and relocation support.