Sr. Principal Software Development Analyst – Quality Engineering & Business Process Integration
Northrop Grumman4 days ago
Melbourne, FL, USA +3 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$123k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define enterprise-wide software testing, quality engineering, governance, metrics, and reporting standards.
- Lead testing strategy and execution oversight for functional, integration, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.
- Design, expand, govern, and integrate automated testing across enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and deployment pipelines.
- Establish quality gates, automation coverage, risk mitigation practices, and release readiness processes.
- Conduct quality reviews, assessments, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning for production incidents.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate process and business requirements into quality objectives and testing strategies.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to quality engineers, analysts, and testing teams.
- Communicate quality status, testing outcomes, risks, and recommendations to executive and technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree in one of these fields with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Current US Government Secret-level security clearance is required for consideration.
- At least 5 years of experience in software development, quality engineering, software testing, or closely related disciplines.
- At least 3 years leading enterprise or multi-program testing and quality initiatives as a senior technical individual contributor or quality lead.
- Experience with software testing methodologies, SDLC, test planning, design, execution, reporting, automated testing, and enterprise application validation.
- Experience validating APIs, integrations, and cloud-based solutions, including microservices and SaaS/PaaS platforms.
- Experience establishing quality standards, governance processes, test automation strategies, and business-process-aligned testing outcomes across multiple teams.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, Security+ or higher, ISTQB/CSQA/CSTE certification, cloud platform experience, CI/CD and DevSecOps experience, performance and security testing knowledge, digital transformation experience, process improvement experience, and metrics-driven quality reporting skills.
Benefits
- Fully on-site work with no virtual or telecommute option at Roy, UT; Melbourne, FL; San Diego, CA; or Palmdale, CA.
- No relocation assistance is available.
- Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
- Flexible work arrangements, learning opportunities, varied projects, and a friendly team environment are offered, subject to the on-site requirement.
- Benefits include healthcare, a 9/80 work schedule, 401(k) matching, life and disability insurance, paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
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).