Test Automation Engineer
Northrop Grumman - Australia-Symonston
Posted May 12, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
- 18 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Non-birth-parent leave
- 6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Family-building benefits
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- Fertility benefits: Not verified
- Adoption assistance: Not verified
- Surrogacy assistance: Not verified
- Mental health support
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- Relocation assistance
- Not offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Childcare support
- Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- Learning budget
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- Verification
- Source-linked checked Jun 7, 2026
- Salary
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- 401(k) match
- Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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Company
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- Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026
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About this role
Test Automation Engineer Australia-Symonston AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1) TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description Your Role: The Test Automation Engineer is to design, develop, and maintain tests and test automation for the software and accompanying components of NGA's Secure Communication System (SCS) products. You will also be accountable for: Develop ing , maintain ing and evolv ing manual and automated tests on virtual machines Contribut ing to high quality test and automation process using agile methodologies Ensure test cases appropriately exercise the target functionality Optimise test and test automation processes by recommending tools and processes improvements Grow and contribute to areas such as cyber security, system administration and systems engineering About You: To be successful in this role, you will have: Relevant tertiary qualifications/industry certification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline Experience with Test configuration tools (e.g. JIRA X-ray) Knowledge of managing and maintaining testing lifecycle management Experience with Work-Load management and deflect tracking using JIRA or similar industry tools 1-3 years of relevant industry experience specifically with Testing and Test Automation frameworks and understanding of Linux. What we Offer: We have built our benefits to help you define your possible. 18 weeks paid parental leave Flexible Working Options including - Hybrid Working, 9-day Fortnights, Volunteer leave, Varying start and Finish times to suit your family needs. 2 Weeks Paid Reservist leave Health, Wellbeing and Generous Employee discount programs Additional purchased annual and
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