Software Configuration Engineer (SCI) – Build & Release Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Aurora, CO is seeking a Software Configuration Analyst 2/3 to join our team. The role focuses on establishing, maintaining, and controlling software baselines, managing builds, and ensuring changes are documented and controlled.

You will support development and integration teams, coordinate releases, and enforce CM standards across programs. This position requires SCI access and a strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience; 0 years with a Master's. 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.

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 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 organisational 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

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Jenkins

Documentation control

Change management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Subversion

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

SharePoint

Confluence

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Aurora, CO is seeking a Software Configuration Analyst 2/3 to join our team. The role focuses on establishing, maintaining, and controlling software baselines, managing builds, and ensuring changes are documented and controlled.

You will support development and integration teams, coordinate releases, and enforce CM standards across programs. This position requires SCI access and a strong attention to detail.