
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Roy • Alabama • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $72,100 - $119,400 per year
About the role
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for one or more software development Scrum teams on the GBSD or other SDS programs.
- Support individual scrum/sprint teams by attending meetings, creating Jira dashboard tools to help monitor progress and execution efficiency.
- Offer suggestions for improvement to the software leadership.
- Understand process health, progress and stability metrics when required.
- Become fluent in the use of tools; Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS or others as needed.
- Be a constructive advocate for Mission Assurance and relentlessly articulate our Value Proposition to our stakeholders.
- Ensure GBSD software is in compliance with industry guidelines and contractual requirements for development of military weapon systems.
- Maintain a keen focus on employee engagement, teaming and collaboration, process improvement, rework reduction, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with a minimum 2 years of related experience; 0 Years with Masters.
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
- Experience using metrics for process health and performance monitoring
- Experience in prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines
- Experience evaluating, tracing, and analysis of requirements
- Software development lifecycle experience
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software development lifecyclemetrics for process healthperformance monitoringrequirements evaluationrequirements tracinganalysis of requirements
Soft Skills
employee engagementteamingcollaborationprocess improvementrework reductioncontinuous improvementsuggestions for improvementadvocacy
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in STEMU.S. Government DoD Secret security clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) approval