Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Northrop Grumman’s Corporate Sector Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a Senior Staff Computer Systems Architect to serve as the Business Capability Architect – IT Management, owning the current- and target-state architecture for IT Management capabilities across the enterprise within the Strategy and Architecture team of the Governance & Strategy organization.
This role is aligned to the target architecture operating model in which the Head of Strategy and Architecture leads within the Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO). The IT Management Business Capability Architect is responsible for guiding capability evolution across IT planning, governance, service management, operational oversight, tooling alignment, and related management processes so that enterprise standards translate into one coherent capability roadmap rather than disconnected local improvements.
The successful candidate will:
- Own the current-state and target-state architecture for the IT Management capability across organizational and solution boundaries.
- Define capability roadmaps spanning platforms, workflows, data exchanges, operating processes, and modernization initiatives that support IT Management outcomes.
- Partner with business, application, data, technology, security, infrastructure, and delivery stakeholders to improve coherence in IT Management decisions.
- Help translate enterprise architecture direction into practical capability priorities, sequencing, and transformation guidance for IT Management outcomes.
This position will be available as a virtual telecommuter, however, the incumbent most be within 90 miles of a major Northrop Grumman location for ad hoc onsite meetings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Business Capability Architect for the IT Management capability.
- Define and maintain the current-state and target-state architecture for IT Management across the enterprise.
- Develop capability roadmaps that span multiple systems, services, products, and initiatives supporting IT Management functions.
- Translate enterprise standards, architecture methods, and target-state direction into capability-specific architecture guidance for IT Management.
- Identify dependencies, sequencing needs, reuse opportunities, and trade-offs across the IT Management portfolio.
- Guide solution and delivery teams so initiatives supporting IT Management advance one coherent target state rather than optimize locally.
- Partner with stakeholders across Governance & Strategy, Enterprise Applications, IT Infrastructure & Operations, CISO & Global Cybersecurity, Insights & Intelligence, and other enabling functions where capability alignment is required.
- Support enterprise decision-making by clarifying capability outcomes, process implications, data dependencies, and operating-model impacts tied to IT Management modernization.
- Escalate enterprise-level standards conflicts, investment trade-offs, or cross-capability issues to the Business Architecture Lead and Chief Enterprise Architect as appropriate.
- Contribute patterns, lessons learned, and roadmap updates back into the broader architecture practice.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field and 14+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 12+ years, or a PhD with 10+ years.
- Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment.
- Strong experience in architecture for business capabilities, enterprise business systems, IT management processes, or complex cross-functional portfolios.
- Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries and connect target-state design to delivery planning and operational outcomes.
- Experience creating roadmaps, patterns, and architecture guidance across multiple solutions, systems, or services.
- Strong stakeholder-management and influence skills across business and technology organizations.
- Ability to operate as both strategist and practical architectural guide for a capability area.
- Experience in regulated, security-conscious, or compliance-driven environments.
- Knowledge of BIZBOK style capability, Value Streams, org mapping, business process design.
- Working knowledge of TOGAF ADM.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in enterprise, business, domain, or capability architecture roles.
- Experience supporting IT governance, IT service management, enterprise tooling, operational oversight, infrastructure-related management processes, or shared IT operating functions.
- Experience in defense, aerospace, federal, or similarly regulated environments.
- Experience mentoring delivery architects while maintaining common architecture standards.
- Ability to connect business capability planning with operational execution, modernization investments, and enterprise service outcomes.
- Experience working with matrixed stakeholders across strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, and analytics functions.
We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivating your career. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 work schedule option, and a great 401k matching program. Come join us!!
Primary Level Salary Range: $175,300.00 - $262,900.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
