Systems Software Integrator - Level 3 or 4 (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Software Systems Integrator - Level 3 or 4 based out of Aurora, CO.

What you'll get to do:

We are looking for a seasoned Software System Integrator to join a cross‑functional agile team. The role focuses on deploying and managing Kubernetes‑based services, creating and maintaining configuration‑management documentation, performing end‑to‑end system integration and validation, and automating regression testing. The ideal candidate is comfortable troubleshooting in a Linux environment, understands basic Docker and Java concepts, can debug services.

Job Duties

• Baseline Definition & Control –  Understand what code, configuration, and tools are in each official baseline. Ensure every baseline is reproducible and traceable (version tags, branches, build scripts).  Manage change control into the baseline (only approved changes, proper review).
• Integration of Components - Take software from multiple teams and deploy them into a single working build across multiple environments. Resolve integration conflicts and coordinate with developers to fix issues and clarify interface requirements.
• Configuration‑Management Documentation – Work closely with CM to ensure baselines are properly tagged, documented, and archived. Ensure each baseline is linked to requirements, change requests, and defect records. Maintain traceability, i.e., which features/fixes are in which baseline and when they were introduced
• Verification & Integration Testing Support - Support integration and regression testing by providing stable, well-defined builds. Verify that integrated baselines are testable (correct configs, data, environment). Help triage defects discovered in integrated builds (is it integration, environment, or code issue?).
• Risk & Dependency Management - Identify integration risks (late deliveries, unstable components, interface changes), coordinate priorities when multiple teams need changes in the same baseline, and help plan integration sequences (what integrates first, what depends on what)
• Agile Collaboration – Participate in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming within a cross‑functional team.

This requisition will be filled at the job grade based on an evaluation of the candidates qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either a level 3 or 4.

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of relevant experience.  An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with adjudicated Full-Scope polygraph is required at time of application
• Proficient with Git, Linux and shell scripting and a basic understanding of Java
• Understanding basic Docker concepts and Kubernetes services with the ability to debug using the command line and/or Rancher
• Experience working with the Atlassian Suite of tools (Confluence, Jira)
• Experience developing test procedures, and executing functional/check-out testing
• Must have Sec+ Certification or equivalent prior to start

Basic Qualifications for a Level 4:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of relevant experience.  An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with adjudicated Full-Scope polygraph is required at time of application
• Proficient with Git, Linux and shell scri