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Integration & Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman

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Aurora, CO
Top Secret/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
Career Level not specified
$103,600 - $155,400

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking an experienced Integration & Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4 to support a program out of our Aurora, CO office.

What You'll Get to Do:
  • Analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.
  • Integration and regression test of new software baseline into operation environments. Troubleshooting any issues that arise during installation and integration. Current tools used include: Gitlab, Rancher, Kubernetes and Nexus. Maintain installation and integration documentation of Confluence for overall integration, test and deployment team's knowledge.
  • Peer review of I&T Test Procedures, Interface Control Documents (ICD), Version Description Document (VDD), Ground Change Request (GCR) and system and subsystem requirements.
  • Review, requirements for testability and incorporate into test procedures.
  • Perform test results analysis and prepare test reports which verify and validate system performance.
  • Author comprehensive discrepancy reports in JIRA. Execute detailed integration regression tests to validate incorporated fixes on the system. Assist software development personnel with the investigation and resolution of discrepancy reports. Develop troubleshooting procedures and work-around documents.
  • Collaborate with Developers and System Engineering to construct system test solution that meet customer and technical requirements. Coordinate with external mission partner to execute complex end-to-end testing.
  • Provide E2 support by fielding calls from operations, deployment and external mission partner for system operational issues. Rapidly, resolve any issues that arise and escalate to support personnel, i.e. System Administrator or RF engineers; if need.


This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either a level 3 or level 4.

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:
  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's degree; 0 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance at time of application and be willing to submit to a Full Scope Polygraph if required
  • Understanding of Docker concepts with use of Kubernetes clusters and Rancher
  • Experience with Helm/ Helmfile
  • Experience with Git for source code management
  • 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
  • Capable of 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.


Basic Qualifications for a Level 4:
  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's degree; 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance at time of application and be willing to submit to a Full Scope Polygraph if required
  • Understanding of Docker concepts with use of Kubernetes clusters and Rancher
  • Experience with Helm/ Helmfile
  • Experience with Git for source code management
  • 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
  • Capable of 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.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • In-scope Counter Intelligence or Full Scope Polygraph


Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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.
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