Senior Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer (TG)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph 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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful. work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems would like you to join our team as a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer . Places of performance for this position are Annapolis Junction MD, San Antonio TX, Aurora CO, and Carey, NC . What You'll Get to Do: Analyze system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Support the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plan, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Work with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provide specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW. Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support (U) Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning (U) Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates Select, develop, & use analysis tools Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability