Software Configuration Analyst 5 (AHT)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Software Configuration Analyst 5 to establish, maintain, and control software baselines, manage builds and releases, and ensure changes are documented and traced to requirements.

The role supports development, integration, and test teams in Aurora, CO, with extensive CM tooling (Git, SVN, DOORS, Jama, Polarion). A Top-Secret/SCI clearance is required for employment. The position emphasizes disciplined CM processes and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Requires Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance.
• Experience with software builds, build scripts, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of managing multiple software baselines (branch management, tagging, merging).
• Experience documenting software changes with traceability to requirements or tickets.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and monitor software builds across environments.
• Maintain multiple software baselines and release artifacts.
• Implement CM processes and tools to ensure traceability and reproducibility.
• Coordinate documentation of changes and impact analyses.
• Lead or support Change Control Board activities and decisions.
• Collaborate with development, systems engineering, and test teams.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Build automation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or higher)

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

SharePoint

Confluence

Job description

Software Configuration Analyst 5 – Aurora, CO

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: SCI. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Software Configuration Analyst 5 to join our team in Aurora, CO. The Software Configuration Management Analyst is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and controlling multiple software baselines, managing build and release activities, and ensuring that all changes are properly documented and controlled. This role supports development and integration teams by providing reliable, repeatable software builds and documented releases in accordance with program and organizational standards.

Key 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience; 10 years with a Master’s; 8 years with a PhD.
• An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Involvement with software builds (e.g., build scripts, CI/CD pipelines, build automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of controlling multiple software baselines (e.g., branch management, tagging, merging strategies in Git or other SCM tools).
• Demonstrated experience in documentation of software changes, including clear change descriptions, impact analysis, and traceability to requirements or tickets.
• Knowledge of documentation control practices (versioning, approvals, distribution) using document management or ALM tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Polarion, SharePoint, Confluence).
• Experience with the release of documents supporting software deliveries (release notes, build reports, configuration item lists).
• Experience in facilitation of change control processes (e.g., supporting or leading CCBs, managing change requests, recording decisions).
• Strong attention to detail and discipline in following established CM processes.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a regulated or mission-critical environment (e.g., aerospace, defense, medical, automotive).
• Familiarity with configuration audits and compliance reporting.
• Experience defining or improving CM processes, standards, and templates.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle models (Agile, incremental, waterfall) and how CM supports each.

#COSpace Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.