Northrop Grumman

Software Engineering Manager 1

Northrop Grumman$114K — $172K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline coupled with 3-5 years of software engineering experience.
  • Proven experience leading Agile software teams effectively.
  • Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to interface with customers and management.
  • Experience in object-oriented programming and full stack development.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.
  • Must be eligible for a DoD Top Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations and development activities of scrum teams.
  • Lead and guide technical direction and performance of software projects.
  • Manage personnel functions including staffing and performance reviews.
  • Engage with team members to remove obstacles and enhance productivity.
  • Identify team skill gaps and spearhead development initiatives.
  • Promote Agile and model-based methodologies within the team.
  • Report on resource utilization and metrics to meet organizational goals.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan options.
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off.
  • Opportunity for discretionary bonuses based on individual and company performance.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: NoDescription

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Software Engineering Manager in Bellevue, NE. This position will be responsible for the daily operation of scrum teams performing development, maintenance, and sustainment of software products for the USAF, and other customers at the Northrop Grumman facility. Ultimately, this Manager is responsible for the delivery and sustainment of software requirements on schedule in addition to managing and developing the staff.

The successful Software Engineering Manager will:
  • Perform 85% coverage in a technical role and 15% coverage performing functional management duties associated with this position.
  • Provide functional direction to a team of approximately 10 - 15 software engineers. Work closely with team members to ensure they have what they need, remove impediments and enable them to meet commitments.
  • Provide staff support for goal planning, performance reviews, training, and general employee development. Build, grow, and mentor the team.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance by engaging with the team in a daily collaborative style and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Other responsibilities include identification of skill gaps and increasing engineering competencies through strategic hiring and employee skills development.
  • Emphasizing agile and model-based methods and practices in support of a full digital engineering transformation.
  • Accurate reporting of engineering workforce utilization, retention rate and talent acquisition fulfillment metrics, and leading and supporting initiatives to ensure metric goals are met.
  • Work with Agile methodologies.


Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to the daily operations of a team & program in a technical manner such as software development and /or systems engineering (direct supervision of the staff, assignment of work, schedules, day to day workflow, and operating costs).
  • Provide leadership and technical direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines and general policies, including planning and program performance, technical performance, and quality of a work package, subsystem, or related group of work packages and resource allocation.
  • Responsible for functional personnel management of NG employees to include staffing, training and skills development, performance reviews and feedback, counseling, and career development.
  • Due to the classified work, this position requires you to work at the Bellevue facility.


Basic Qualifications:
  • One of the following:
    • Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 5 years' experience with software engineering
    • Master of Science degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 3 years' experience with software engineering
  • Experience leading Agile software teams
  • Full knowledge of software development lifecycle including: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance.
  • Experience communicating with customers, other technical teams, and senior management to report status, proactively identify and resolve issues, collect, and refine requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and coordinate a product strategy.
  • Experience with object-oriented programming, web development frameworks, and full stack application architectures.
  • Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results.
  • Ability to obtain/maintain access to work full time on-site in Bellevue, NE.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance.
  • Demonstrated use of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and configuration management (BitBucket).
  • Demonstrated use of collaboration tool suites (Atlassian, GitLab).
  • Scrum Master or Product Owner experience.
  • 5+ years leading or developing/maintaining software systems with proven success.
  • Scrum Master, Scrum Professional or Agile Coach Certification.
  • Proficiency with Java, Angular, Cesium, SonarQube, Jenkins.
  • Previous experience as a team lead.


Primary Level Salary Range: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00

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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Learn more about Northrop Grumman
Size
88,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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