Systems Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (9048)
Northrop Grumman3 days ago
Aurora, CO, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$104k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define measurable test objectives from requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation.
- Design test cases, test procedures, and verification steps from technical specifications and interface definitions.
- Execute functional, regression, and end-to-end tests for software changes across web, service, and data layers.
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests and scripts using Python, Bash, or similar tools.
- Test REST APIs, service interfaces, and data-driven workflows using API testing tools.
- Isolate, reproduce, troubleshoot, and document software defects with actionable reports.
- Interpret application, service, container, and system logs to support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, scrum masters, and systems engineers to improve requirements, testability, and quality.
- Contribute to test strategy, tooling, process improvements, and verification efficiencies.
- At Level 4, provide technical leadership, mentorship, and champion improvements across the program.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application.
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, master’s degree and 6 years, or PhD and 4 years; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
- Experience defining test objectives, designing test procedures, executing functional/regression/end-to-end tests, and documenting defects.
- Experience with automated testing tools and shell scripting such as Python or Bash.
- Experience testing REST APIs, service interfaces, and data-driven workflows with tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or curl.
- Ability to interpret application, service, container, and system logs.
- Strong written and verbal communication and effective collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with Agile/Scrum environments, requirements development, test lifecycle process improvement, automated test frameworks, CI/CD test execution, backend and web applications, data validation, identity and access controls, and containerized deployments.
- Preferred familiarity with JUnit, Jest, Vitest, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Jenkins, Spring Boot, React, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, SQL, OAuth2, OIDC, Keycloak, Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Company benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, approximately 10% travel, and U.S. citizenship for government-clearance positions.
Tech Stack
BashCypressDockerElasticsearchHelmJenkinsJestJUnitKubernetesMongoDBPostmanPythonReactSeleniumSpring BootSQL
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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).