Sentinel - Sr Principal Engineer Software Quality (17880)
Northrop Grumman · Roy, UT
$111,700–$167,500from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Roy, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software quality assurance role embedded within Scrum teams supporting a military intercontinental ballistic missile program. Day-to-day work centers on monitoring process health, building Jira dashboards, ensuring compliance with contractual and industry standards, and driving continuous improvement across software development and testing cycles. Suits an experienced SQA or software engineering professional holding an active DoD Secret clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Sr Principal' maps to the level advertised in the title of Principal, but the actual requirements (8 years minimum, SQA process/liaison work, no org-wide technical authority scope) support a Senior band.
Jira is listed in the required qualifications section as a tool candidates must become fluent in; Confluence, DOORS, and Jazz appear in the same sentence but are framed as 'or others as needed,' making them contextual rather than hard gates.
An active DoD Secret clearance is a hard gate at time of application; the ability to obtain SAP access is an additional stated requirement.
The 8-year minimum applies with a bachelor's degree; 6 years with a master's or 4 years with a PhD are stated equivalents — 8 is used as the overall years minimum per the bachelor's baseline.
C++, Java, and Python appear only under Preferred Qualifications as languages the candidate should be able to 'read and understand,' not write — listed as preferred accordingly.
SAP, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, and CAMEO are grouped together under Preferred Qualifications as example problem-tracking/enterprise tools; Jira is separately called out as required in the basic qualifications, so it is marked required while the others remain preferred.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): SQA planning.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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