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.
Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation’s Security. Together.
Salary: £50,000 – £72,000
Role clearance type: UK-Developed Vetting (DV). Clearance not required to start
Location: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
About Your Opportunity:
Work on large and complex programmes with wide ranging technologies that tackle some of the biggest national security challenges.
Our involvement with all engineering disciplines throughout the SDLC, places us in a unique position to support the continued sustainment and development of our sovereign defence capability.
We are looking to recruit candidates with a passion for quality, mentoring and community building, who can empower others with clear accountability and appropriate support. You will be joining highly Agile, multi-disciplinary teams working in DevOps practices and tools to deliver high-quality software. You’ll be hands-on in aiding and implementing test strategies with a strong understanding of the Modern Testing Principles with an ability to lead through, overcome and adapt to obstacles and challenges.
Your Benefits:
- Flexible working schedules – we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.
- Flexible Benefits Package – choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
- Employee Incentive Programme – exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel.
- Career Development – opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
Your Responsibilities:
- A strong teammate, a team leader, line manager and mentor as part of a collaborative and multi-functional work environment
- Deliver Test capability, focused on automated solutions, to support mission critical solutions
- Champion test automation efforts for all services including identification, design, implementation and support of ‘fit for purpose’ Automation capabilities for mission critical solutions under test
- Identify and implement Testing solutions, specifically automated solutions, to reduce software time-to-market
- Identify opportunities within our client’s space which may lead to future business
Your Experience:
- Strong working experience of Agile and DevOps tools, techniques and principles
- Proven track record for delivering Automated Integration & Test solutions in a fast-paced dynamic Engineering environment
- Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal, analytical, planning and written/verbal communication skills and an aptitude to learn new technologies quickly
- Self-motivated and able to coach/mentor/inspire others in automation best practice, focused on Quality outcomes
- Strong understanding of the principles for, and benefits of automated testing
Your Future Team:
“My purpose; to lead, coach and mentor the application of Test & Acceptance as a function, to champion best practice and strategise how to best employ Test & Acceptance to ensure we build the right product and we built it correctly.”
Chris Dicks, Head of V&V @ Northrop Grumman UK
We are a forward thinking, innovative and growing test community, adding value and quality to software. Our organisation supports new experiences and access to opportunities within NG as a global security provider.
We believe that creating a team that values diversity and fosters inclusion is essential to great performance. We know the best ideas come from diversity of thought, background, perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.
About Our Responsibilities:
Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We’ll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.
We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.
How to Apply:
Interested in our opportunity?
Yes – then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who’ll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.
Possibly, I’d like to find out more – then connect direct with, our recruitment business partner who will be happy to support you with any enquires.
Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process, our team will inform you of the procedures when required.
Northrop Grumman UK:
Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation’s security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence we are providing ground-breaking outcomes for our customers.
UK Cyber & Intelligence Business:
Our UK Cyber & Intelligence business combines modern software development approaches with a rich heritage and experience in the defence and security sectors. Our customers have complex and sensitive data and information requirements requiring a mission partner who quickly understands the context, delivering and sustaining a portfolio of challenging technology projects at scale and pace, supporting them through an ambitious digital transformation programme.
Northrop Grumman is committed to equality and diversity in our workplace. Northrop Grumman provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status, including race/ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, religion or belief, creed, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status or characteristic.
