
Software Test Engineer
Required skills
- Eggplant Functional
- Selenium
- Playwright
- Linux OS
- Agile ceremonies
- software quality
- automated testing
- DoD Top Secret Clearance
Nice to have
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Confluence
- C++
- Qt
- SonarQube
Role summary
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Bellevue, NE is seeking a Test Engineer Software to join their Agile team. The role focuses on software quality and automated testing of software systems, requiring collaboration with developers and demonstrating progress to customers. The ideal candidate will have a STEM degree with at least 2 years of software testing experience and demonstrated experience with end-to-end test automation tools like Eggplant Functional, Selenium, or Playwright. Familiarity with Linux OS, functional and regression testing is also required. Preferred qualifications include experience with Agile project tools, CI/CD pipelines, software security tools, C++, Qt, IDEs, and version control.
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 Defense Systems (NGDS), Bellevue, NE is currently seeking a Test Engineer Software. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal and technical capabilities, achieving sustainable, high‑quality products. They will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
The selected candidate will participate in all Agile ceremonies with a concentration in software quality. They will work closely with other software developers accomplishing the following:
• Complete work independently and as part of an Agile team
• Support the team in completing necessary software on schedule
• Solve complex problems through innovative and creative solutions
• Collaborate with software designers and/or software engineers in the automated testing of software systems
• Regularly demonstrate progress to customers
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 2 years of software testing experience, Master's degree in a STEM field with 0 years of software testing experience, high school diploma with a minimum of 6 years software testing experience
- Demonstrated experience with end‑to‑end (E2E) test automation practices and tools such as Eggplant Functional, Selenium, or Playwright
- Demonstrated experience with functional and regression testing
- Familiarity with Linux OS basics
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with technical teams
- Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
- Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results
- Ability to work on-site in Bellevue, NE full-time
- Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Agile project tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), and Confluence
- Familiarity with Eggplant Functional
- Familiarity with C++ and Qt
- Familiarity with software security tools such as SonarQube and Clang-Tidy
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines
- Demonstrated use of IDEs (e.g., VS Code) and version control (e.g., Git)
- Current DoD Top Secret Clearance
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
- 1
Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
technicalmedium - 2
Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
technicalmedium - 3
Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
system designmedium - 5
What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
technicalmedium
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