Lead Test Automation Engineer - Level 4
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Colorado Springs, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$118k - $176k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and implement a test automation strategy and roadmap for multiple software products.
- Select, create, and integrate automation frameworks and tools for unit, API/service, and UI/client testing.
- Lead automated regression, integration, and end-to-end test suite development for client, client-server, and cloud-based simulation systems.
- Develop test tools and harnesses for scripting, test data setup, and environment orchestration.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and enforce quality gates.
- Coach software teams on testable application architecture, interfaces, test hooks, logging, and observability.
- Lead test engineers, set priorities, assign work, provide technical direction, and improve test reliability and efficiency.
- Present test strategies, plans, status, and results to customers and stakeholders.
- Define and track automation coverage, defect, test stability, and other quality metrics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related experience, a master’s degree with 6 years, or a PhD with 4 years of related experience.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining test automation using at least one unit, API, or UI automation framework.
- Experience building automated regression suites and integrating them into build or CI pipelines.
- Experience leading a team of test engineers, including prioritization, work assignment, and technical direction.
- Experience training or coaching manual testers or developers in test automation practices and tools.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance, with an interim Secret clearance required to start.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Preferred experience with C++, C#, Java, Python, unit/API/UI automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, Atlassian tools, test metrics, agile methods, and modeling and simulation systems.
Benefits
- Health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Primary base salary range of $117,500 to $176,300, with possible overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus eligibility.
- Daily onsite work in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with very limited remote or hybrid work available.
- Approximately 10% travel required.
- No relocation assistance is available.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring government clearance.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).