Systems Integration & Test Engineer (SCI, Onsite)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Fairfax, VA, seeks a Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Level 3/4) to integrate and test software baselines in operational environments using GitLab, Rancher, Kubernetes, and Nexus.

The role requires an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, onsite work, and experience with test plans, ICDs, VDDs, and JIRA/Confluence; salary ranges are provided by the employer.

Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph examination up to the Full Scope level
• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree; 1 year of relevant experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to utilize and manage tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing
• Key Skills for Writing Test Procedure Documentation
• Familiar with both Window and Linux environments
• Experience developing and executing test plans, procedures, and posttest reports, including functional testing and checkout
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems

Responsibilities

• Integrate and regression-test new software baselines in operational environments, troubleshooting installation and integration issues using tools such as GitLab, Rancher, Kubernetes, and Nexus
• Maintain clear installation, integration, and test documentation in Confluence to support team-wide knowledge sharing
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive integration, regression, and system test plans, procedures, and schedules, accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Review and evaluate system and subsystem requirements for testability; synthesize customer contractual needs into test solutions and ensure completeness of the overall test program
• Perform peer reviews of test procedures, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Version Description Documents (VDDs), Ground Change Requests (GCRs), and related engineering artifacts
• Coordinate integrated and end-to-end testing activities with software developers, systems engineers, and external mission partners
• Analyze test results and system performance; prepare formal test reports and system-level evaluations that verify and validate requirements
• Author comprehensive discrepancy/defect reports in JIRA, assist in investigating and resolving issues, and develop troubleshooting procedures and workaround documentation
• Work independently with minimal direction while maintaining strong organization and attention to detail in all integration and test activities

Skills

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office Suite

GitLab

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

Project

PowerPoint

Word

Kubernetes

Nexus

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Fairfax, VA, seeks a Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Level 3/4) to integrate and test software baselines in operational environments using GitLab, Rancher, Kubernetes, and Nexus.

The role requires an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, onsite work, and experience with test plans, ICDs, VDDs, and JIRA/Confluence; salary ranges are provided by the employer.