Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for an Integration & Test Engineer based out of either Manhattan Beach, CA or Hollywood, MD. Our Team works on state-of-the-art Mission Planning systems. 

Other roles, responsibilities, and abilities: 

·       Work within a Cross-Functional scrum to develop high-priority mission planning features. 

·       Maintain and improve the software CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, bug safe delivery of critical business software to production. 

·       Develop software test products such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices to tie software requirements to software tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports. 

·       Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities. 

·       Compile data and define changes required in testing procedures or new testing requirements. 

·       Install, test, and verify software products. 

·       Perform frequent Smoke Testing and frequent Acceptance Testing on SW builds. 

·       Resolve technical issues within a scrum, across scrums, and with the support of other functional roles. 

·       Interface on a technical level with the customer 

·       Help define automated test strategies. 

·       Be pro-active and self-motivated; ask not only “what”, but also “how” and “why.” 

All work must be performed on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA. 

Basic Qualifications:  

Engineer Test:  

·       2 Years’ experience in Systems Engineering or SW development lifecycle with Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline, 0 years of experience with Masters; Additional years of experience and a High School diploma or GED may be accepted in lieu of a degree. 

·       Exposure to working in an Agile development environment

·       Experience with developing and executing software integration and regression tests

·       Experience with Microsoft Windows/Office technologies 

·       Experience with a scripting language (e.g., yaml, PowerShell, Batch/CMD). 

·       Experience with Python 

·       Experience with Configuration Management (e.g.: Git, SVN) 

·       Experience executing manual procedures or automated test scripts. 

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

·       US Citizenship 

·       Current DoD Secret Clearance with SAP access. 

Preferred (Nice to Have) Qualifications: 

·       Experience working with requirements in DOORS. 

·       Experience with test automation suites such as Test Complete, Robot Framework, Selenium, or Eggplant. 

·       Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies. 

·       Strong interpersonal and analytic skills 

·       Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW) 

·       Experience with Air Force mission planning 

·       CompTIA Security+ Certification 

·       Experience with current military Mission Planning Systems such as JMPS, AFMSS and/or PFPS 

·       Experience using platforms and/or applications hosted in a cloud environment. 

·       Exposure to one or more of the following: C#, .NET Framework, Java, C++ 

·       Exposure to one or more of the following CI/CD Deployment Technologies: Ansible, Bamboo, OpenTofu, Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker

·       Active Top Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years) 

·       Current SCI/SAP access