RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a
Manager, Software Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in
Oklahoma City, OK.
This exciting position offers the opportunity to manage a team and contribute to design, develop, integrate, and test software applications and systems for our end-user customers and businesses. Specifically, you will be responsible for leading a team working on design, architecture, development, and administration of cloud-based microservices running on-premises or hosted via cloud service providers.
You will collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevOps, and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment. You will oversee and review system capabilities that resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.
Essential Functions:
- Manage and lead a team in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
- Responsible to participate in planning and program performance addressing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality of a work package, subsystem, or related group of work packages on a large system development-type contract or full responsibility for all aspects of program performance on a large delivery order or mid-size technical services-type contract.
- Manage workflow requests from other product leads within the Software IPT, as well as product leads from other IPTs.
- Collaborate on Agile Scrum teams to deliver software development life cycle of software products for multiple software baselines.
- Responsible for managing staffing and reporting status and metrics to IPT and Functional leadership.
- Provide functional management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement.
Basic Qualifications- Must have a Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 9 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development, OR a STEM Master's Degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development.
- Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.
- Ability to implement, integrate, and debug embedded software architectures.
- Experience and demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams.
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.
Preferred Qualifications- Developing technical solutions in an Agile or Scaled Agile Environment
- Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins.
- Experience architecting, designing, modeling, implementing, integrating, and debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
- Experience developing safety-critical C++ software.
- Experience with Software Requirement Specification Testing using automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
- Demonstrated ability to build diverse/inclusive teams with engaged team members.
- Demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills, and excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward).
- Experience leading a team of 12 employees with a record of on-time performance.
- Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities.
- Experience with task/resource planning, development of BOEs, IMS and IFC planning
Primary Level Salary Range: $131,800.00 - $197,800.00
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.
