Principal/Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer

We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. *Position may be filled at either level depending on qualifications below* Basic Qualifications for Principal Test Conductor: Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D.

AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Test Conductor: Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 9 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualifications for Both Levels: Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance Extensive Experience in Test Program Execution Prior Experience in Hot bench and overall lab operations support. Experience working System Test, SW Development and/or Systems Engineering Understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile development methodology Preferred

Qualifications: Security+ certification Experience with IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and Jazz) Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence) Experience using software test automation tools/frameworks Software development experience Strong Troubleshooting abilities Experience with network diagnosis tools; Wireshark, ICMP, Netstat Strong understanding with interfaces of software/system environments 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.

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