Software Configuration Analyst - Level 4

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start:
Yes. Clearance type: SCI. 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.

An SCM Analyst plans and evolves processes and infrastructure to execute programs which support rapid maturation and deployment of capability while sustaining a stable security posture and incorporating ongoing stakeholder feedback. The analyst integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test‑driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks. They implement provisioning and deployment techniques via packaging, componentizing, or cloud distribution, and function with agile principles to execute efficiently in an environment of continuous feedback.

They ensure implementation of SCM, code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

This role is located in Aurora, CO.

• Coordinate and generate configured builds for test and delivery.
• Communicate issues and risks pertaining to issues, solutions, and releases.
• Administer the software CM tools (including installation, upgrades, and maintenance).
• Facilitate and scribe for control board meetings, creating build and delivery documentation, and process improvement activities.
• Establish and implement procedures to coordinate changes to program data and products.
• Possess understanding of SCM principles, concepts, industry practices and standards as required.
• Conduct and support internal and external customer audits.
• Generate metrics and code counts for program management and proposal efforts.
• Multi‑task and complete tasks with a sense of urgency.
• Work in an office environment during normal business hours; occasional late shifts or on‑call remote work may be requested.
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate strong problem‑solving skills to troubleshoot system issues and prevent downtime.

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI at the time of application.
• Experience with Linux.
• Experience with Jira, Jenkins and Git/Version Control Software.
• Experience working with Docker containers.
• Ability to identify the needs to build automation, designing and implementing CI/CD solutions.
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels.
• Experience in software configuration management.
• Experience coordinating/creating configured builds for test and delivery.

• Experience with developing microservices.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm charts.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Excellent technical writing and team building skills.
• Experience with SW CM branching strategies & tagging, pull requests, merges, and build versioning.
• Experience administering centralized document repositories such as SharePoint, Confluence, or Documentum, including access control management.
• Proficiency in defining and enforcing configuration baselines for source code, libraries, build scripts, and release packages.
• Hands‑on experience with version control systems beyond Git (e.g., Perforce, SVN) and implementing robust branching/merging strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to…