Software Engineering Manager – SW Test Lead - R10231391

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is currently seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2 – SW Test Lead role. This position will be located on site in San Diego, CA. The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10-20 individuals to complete the full software development and test life cycle in an Agile software development environment. The successful candidate will collaborate with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Test Automation, Dev Sec Ops  and Systems Test organizations, to ensure the team is meeting the mission engineering objectives of the contract.

The successful candidate will implement and utilize several Agile development techniques and metrics to manage the team’s progress and the work quality throughout the product life cycle. This position is a dual-hatted Technical and Functional Lead position that reports to the Enterprise SW IPT Lead on the program side and the Software Department Manager on the functional side.

• Work in a high energy environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle including design, implementation, test, and delivery of software products to our customers.
• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines.
• Responsible for managing and reporting budget and schedule status for software test.
• Work closely with program-assigned systems engineering, software development, and management professionals to ensure that the software lifecycle is accomplished with high quality and efficiency.
• Supports team allocation and IMS task planning based on received Budget Advice and associated TAs in coordination with SW IPT, SW Development Leads, SW Architects, and Product Owners.
• Oversee and manage the quality and timeliness of the organization’s products, and identification and remediation of potential issues before they become problems.
• Develop and manage detailed budgets and schedules and create work assignments for indirect tasking.
• Provide Functional Management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement.

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 9 years of related professional experience that includes a background in software development, OR a Master’s degree AND 7 years of related professional experience that includes a background in software development.
• Prior leadership experience using agile development, including participating as Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Demonstrated experience with at least one of the following automated test frameworks:
  Cucumber, Google Test, Test Complete, Python Power Shell, Python, Ansible, and Robot Frameworks
• Experience with at least one of the following programming languages:
  Python, C/C++, or C#
• Experience with Object-oriented Programming (OOP) and Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Continuous Integration Tools:
  Familiar with one of the following:
  Jenkins, Bamboo, Git Lab CI
• Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

• An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM disciplines.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the application of software integration and automated test processes, tools, procedures, and metrics
• Familiarity with communication protocols (MIL-STD-1553)
• Experience in complete software development lifecycle
• Experience in using Cameo
• Administration and troubleshooting of Windows and Linux (RHEL / CENTOS) servers and workstations
• Experience with cybersecurity compliance through the use of security…