Northrop Grumman is hiring for an on-site role in Colorado Springs, CO supporting the C2BMC Missile Defense Integration program from development through testing and into operations deployment. This position gives you end-to-end ownership of verification planning, risk and metrics, and coordination across agile teams, engineering organizations, and program leadership.
Compensation: $129,300 - $193,900 annually. On-site work: required. Travel: 10%.
What you will do
As a Sr Principal Agile Product Owner – Verification PO, you will shape a cohesive verification approach across C2BMC Task Orders and Capabilities, monitor delivery through release creation and testing in the TIL, and drive clarity on test strategy and outcomes for program stakeholders.
- Create and maintain a cohesive test strategy across C2BMC Task Orders and Capabilities, collaborating with teams to track delivery from release creation through testing in the TIL
- Develop the C2BMC Test Plan for the capability and escalate challenges or findings through the appropriate channels
- Coordinate with partners during milestone design meetings, review and assist with resolution of technical test issues, and manage Verification and Test Risks
- Report Program Metrics and Verification Status, coordinating with technical leads and product owners to support completion of required testing and verification
- Engage the C2BMC system to support Agile Product Teams and the I&T functional area, providing technical assistance for verification and validation testing across hardware, software, and systems
- Define a program-wide test strategy for capabilities and establish risk mitigation and reporting for risk status
- Present the Verification Plan during program milestone reviews and share Verification Status and metrics with C2BMC and BC leadership
- Represent C2BMC NT in Test Working Groups to help define capability testing across the C2BMC program
- Present verification requirements to support iteration planning
- Verify inputs to proposals and engineering estimate activities, schedule lab tests and installation activities, and coordinate with BMDSS, Test Bed Contractor, Test Bed Lab Manager, and integration teams on spiral release installation and integration schedules
- Review and provide technical feedback on detailed test and analysis procedures
- Assist test engineers with technical troubleshooting and analysis of test-bed configurations, including hardware, software, stimulus, and Information Assurance issues
Required qualifications
- Education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field plus 8 years of experience; or Master’s degree plus 6 years of relevant work; or 12 years of relevant work as an alternative to a degree
- Current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (example certifications include Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND). Certification is required to start and must be maintained throughout the contract period
- Current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance required to start
- Demonstrated knowledge of hardware and software verification and validation processes, including test reporting, regression testing, and test data analysis
- Ability to manage multiple projects across teams
- Ability to synthesize inputs from multiple personnel into a technical report for the customer, present in a public forum, and respond to applicable questions
- Daily use of computers with Windows, MS Office, or Linux products
Tools and technologies
Windows, MS Office, Linux, DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Gherkin, Cucumber, ADIL-J, HTML, ATOMS.
Benefits
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Flexible benefits package (benefits are flexible and customizable)
Additional details
- Clearance required for start: Yes
- Clearance type: Secret
- Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available; requires on-site work with no remote options
Preferred qualifications
- Prior C2BMC experience
- Experience with Agile test-driven development
- Knowledge of integration and testing of Command & Control systems relevant to basic architecture used in the BMDS environment, focused on C2BMC including external C2BMC element interfaces
- Experience in Risk and Opportunity Management
- Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and Confluence, plus test automation tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber
- Knowledge of basic message formats such as ADIL-J, HTML, and ATOMS
- Technical understanding of computer network systems, servers, VMs, and multicast techniques, including hardware such as firewalls, routers, switches, and blade servers
