Senior Software Quality Engineer — GBSD Sentinel | Secret

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

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. You will coordinate with scrum teams, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with industry and DoD standards.

Responsibilities include developing QA plans, using Jira/Confluence/DOORS, and driving continuous improvement while engaging stakeholders and safeguarding security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science or related field and 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s 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.
• Experience liaising between local personnel, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Support individual scrum/sprint teams by attending meetings, creating Jira dashboard tools to monitor progress and execution efficiency, and offering suggestions for improvement to the software leadership.
• Understand process health, progress, and stability metrics when required.
• Become fluent in the use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS, or others as needed.
• Be a constructive advocate for Mission Assurance and relentlessly articulate our Value Proposition to stakeholders.
• Ensure GBSD software is in compliance with industry guidelines and contractual requirements for the development of military weapon systems, while maintaining a focus on employee engagement, teaming and collaboration, process improvement, rework reduction, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder liaison

Metrics analysis

Task prioritization

Process improvement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's of Science in related field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jazz

DOORS

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. You will coordinate with scrum teams, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with industry and DoD standards.

Responsibilities include developing QA plans, using Jira/Confluence/DOORS, and driving continuous improvement while engaging stakeholders and safeguarding security clearances.