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Principal Software Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman · Colorado Springs, CO, US

Northrop Grumman is hiring a principal Principal Software Systems Integration and Test Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO, US.

Hiring signals for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

SOC 15-1253 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay matches the national median ($152k vs $140k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 3% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (22% appear duplicated)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers.

  • 959Active postings
  • 25Posted this week
  • 296Open 30+ days31% of active
  • 65Remote / hybrid7% of active
  • 6%List salary53 of 959
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $152kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 17dMedian agep90 62d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering692$154k n=42—
QA / Test218$136k n=10—
Accounting4——
VP2——
Backend1——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Intern31——
Contract29$182k n=9—
Full-time21$140k n=18—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing611$169k n=16—
Technology535$152k n=42—
Government / Public Sector206$169k n=5—
Professional Services118$125k n=15—
Healthcare66——

Top categories

  • Engineering692
  • QA / Test218
  • Accounting4
  • VP2
  • Backend1
  • Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

  • Python97
  • Agile63
  • Linux51
  • REST50
  • Java37
  • Git34
  • C++32
  • Azure20

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing611
  • Technology535
  • Government / Public Sector206
  • Professional Services118
  • Healthcare66
  • Financial Services58

Employment mix

  • Unspecified878 · 92%
  • Intern31 · 3%
  • Contract29 · 3%
  • Full-time21 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Category
Engineering
Source
jobs.northropgrumman.com
Original link
https://jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers/job/1340070163152
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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