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At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Are you a test engineer that focuses on quality and understands the importance of delivering defect-free web applications? Are you someone that takes pride in finding defects in applications? Do you have a knack for building automation into your testing process to streamline the test cycle? Are you someone who embraces and encourages agile software development?
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Sr. Principal Automated Test Engineer to become a contributing scrum team member for a web application software development program. The test engineer will be part of a critical software development program that supports full lifecycle software development. This position will be based in Dulles, VA. What you'll be doing:- Utilizing the agile software development methodology, the tester will be responsible for testing in all phases of the agile lifecycle. Specifically, the tester will be responsible for all quality and testing activities on the team to include writing test plans, creating test cases as necessary, demonstrating release capabilities to stakeholders and providing level of efforts to management.
- Responsible for reporting and tracking defects found during testing cycles and communicating test progress.
- Responsible for understanding and analyzing user stories, testing to acceptance criteria and ensuring the software implements functionality as specified by the stories.
- An active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Bachelors' degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related discipline and 9 years of relevant experience. Or, 7 years and a Master's degree. An additional 4 years in lieu of a degree.
- Understand various test methodologies
- Experience in automated testing to include the design, development and debugging of the test
- Have good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to formulate and articulate an approach to solve problems
- Ability to work independently; is a self-starter
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Experience testing interfaces with other systems
- Some software development experience - e.g., scripting, coding
- Experience with Katalon or Selenium
- Demonstrated ability handling multiple tasks and responsibilities at the same time
- Ability to provide leadership on assigned projects, Self-motivated
- Demonstrate ownership and accountability
- Ability to provide testing best practices to other team members
Vacancy expired!