Senior Software Configuration Analyst

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Software Configuration Analyst 4 to establish and maintain software baselines, manage builds, and ensure documentation is accurate and traceable. You will coordinate with development, systems engineering, and test teams to deliver reliable releases.

The role emphasizes change control, CM compliance with standards, and collaboration across disciplines to support mission-critical programs in Aurora, CO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience.
• 6 years with a Master's.
• 4 years with a PhD.
• Additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and monitor software builds across development, integration, test, and release environments.
• Establish, maintain, and control multiple software baselines, including development, integration, test, and production branches.
• Implement and maintain configuration management processes and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion, branching/merging strategies) to ensure traceability and reproducibility of software baselines.
• Coordinate and perform documentation of software changes, ensuring that change descriptions, rationale, and impact assessments are captured and linked to the appropriate requirements, tickets, and baselines.
• Maintain documentation control for configuration management artifacts (e.g., build instructions, release notes, configuration item lists, CM plans), including versioning, approvals, and distribution.
• Manage release of documents associated with software builds and baselines (e.g., release notes, build manifests, interface control documents), ensuring correct routing, approval, and storage in the designated repositories.
• Lead or support the facilitation of change control activities, including preparation for Change Control Board (CCB) or Engineering Change Review meetings, presentation of proposed changes, and documentation of decisions.
• Ensure that all software changes and releases comply with program CM plans, standards, and applicable organizational or customer requirements.
• Collaborate closely with software development, systems engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure smooth, coordinated delivery of software builds and releases.
• Monitor CM metrics (e.g., build success rate, change backlog, baseline health) and recommend process improvements.

Skills

Git

Subversion

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Software Configuration Analyst 4 to establish and maintain software baselines, manage builds, and ensure documentation is accurate and traceable. You will coordinate with development, systems engineering, and test teams to deliver reliable releases.

The role emphasizes change control, CM compliance with standards, and collaboration across disciplines to support mission-critical programs in Aurora, CO.