Principal Engineer Software – UI Automated Test Lead; Space AHT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer Software – UI Automated Test Lead (26-452) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

This position is for the User Interface Automated Test Lead on the C2

BMC program. The candidate will be responsible for software development in Java and Python for the C2

BMC User Interface (UI). Under minimal direction, the Automated Test Lead will design and implement an automated testing framework for the suite of C2

BMC UI products and will lead UI automation efforts across the capability.

The successful candidate must be skilled in translating legacy code to modern architecture, providing technical leadership across UI test and development, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work independently in a highly dynamic environment.

• Design, implement, and maintain a UI automated testing framework for C2
  
  BMC User Interface products
• Develop and enhance UI software in Java and Python, including automation, test harnesses, and UI components
• Translate legacy code into modern architecture, improving maintainability, performance, and testability
• Develop automated test cases for UI using tools such as Sikuli, integrating them into program workflows
• Lead development efforts within UI capabilities, setting technical direction and best practices for UI automation and development
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on UI development, automated testing, and tool usage
• Use common software development and management tools (e.g., Git Lab, Confluence, JIRA) to plan, track, and deliver work
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and operate in a highly dynamic environment, communicating status and risks clearly

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
• Applicants must have a current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is…