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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Associate Software Configuration Analyst/Software Configuration Analyst in Melbourne, FL. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 2 years of experience, first listed on November 9. The advertised pay is $59,900–$89,900 a year. The description mentions SAP, Agile and Jira. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 10 of them in Melbourne, FL. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 6 Software & IT openings in Melbourne, FL today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $123,000 a year at the midpoint.
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Northrop Grumman advertises $59,900 to $89,900 a year, a midpoint of $74,900 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 100% of the 119 software & IT jobs in Florida that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $154,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Florida tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 19 states. Most are in software & IT (83), operations (10) and engineering & mfg (10). The biggest locations are San Diego, CA (12), Baltimore, MD (12) and Melbourne, FL (11). 3% of them are remote, 7% are open to entry-level candidates and 94% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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.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, but they are also making history.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for an Associate Software Configuration Analyst / Software Configuration Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite, in Melbourne, FL. Remote work is unavailable for this position.
Essential Functions:
- Develops and maintains software configuration management tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products
- Performs configuration management and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product operating parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are logistically sustainable
- Collect and report CM metrics. Designs, develops, automates, and maintains productivity tools using programming, database or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development.
- Designs and implements build procedures that are used to support software product development and use
- Develop software configuration standards for company-wide use. May train software developers in the use of configuration management tools and the implementation of software quality standards.
- Maintain the Software CM system including the collection or distribution of code documentation, problem report and change request processing, and software build documentation
- The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels
Basic Qualifications:
Associate Software Configuration Analyst (Level 1):
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university
Software Configuration Analyst (Level 2):
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of software configuration analyst experience OR a Master’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university
Applicable at Both Levels:
- Ability to obtain an US Government Secret or higher clearance
- Ability to obtain SAP access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with agile Software development framework such as Scrum Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Knowledge of software configuration management tools; the candidate should understand CM/Release Management best practices
- Experience using software configuration management tools to manage baselines and support product release
- Experience in configuration management and able to work closely with the software development teams
- Experience with Agile software development concepts, ability to work multiple tasks concurrently, and strong documentation and communication skills
- Experience in Configuration Software
- Experience with Software Library standup or maintenance
- Experience with Lab Configuration, Software builds and software review experience
- Experience with MIL-HDBK-61A
- DoD Top Secret clearance
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