Northrop Grumman

Software Engineering Manager 2 - DevOps Lead

Northrop Grumman$161K — $241K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in STEM and relevant engineering experience (9-4 years)
  • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities across all company levels
  • Proven leadership experience in Agile development methodologies
  • Familiarity with various DevOps tools (e.g., Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab)
  • Experience with software development life cycle in modern programming languages
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SAP access

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team in developing and maintaining software production tools
  • Manage work package for planning, execution, and delivery of DevOps products
  • Report progress using Agile metrics and Earned Value Management (EVMS)
  • Ensure compliance with contract mission engineering objectives
  • Provide career guidance and manage staffing for direct reports
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance software lifecycle efficiency
  • Implement Agile development techniques to gauge team progress and work quality

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a high-energy work environment
  • Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance provided
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business
  • Company-paid holidays and additional benefits available
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is currently seeking a Software Engineering Manager 2 - DevOps Lead role. This position will be located on site in San Diego, CA.

The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10 individuals to continuously develop and maintain software production tools and processes across multiple teams developing in an Agile software development environment.

The successful candidate will also serve as a work package manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of DevOps products to meet contractual cost, schedule, and technical requirements. This role will report to the IPT Lead for Progress using Agile Metrics and EVMS methodologies. The role is also responsible for risk management and providing technical guidance to the team.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Test Automation, and Systems Test organizations, to ensure the team is meeting the mission engineering objectives of the contract. The successful candidate will implement and utilize several Agile development techniques and metrics to manage the team's progress and the work quality throughout the product life cycle. This position is a dual-hatted Technical SW DevOps and Manager position that reports to the IPT Lead on the program side and the Application Software Department Manager on the functional side.

Essential Functions:
  • Work in a high energy environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels
  • Develop DevOps architectures and development frameworks in support of teams developing software for use in flight and mission critical systems
  • Manage and report budget, schedule status, and team allocation for DevOps
  • Work closely with program systems engineering, software development, and management professionals to ensure that the software lifecycle is accomplished with high quality and efficiency
  • Provide Functional Management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement
  • The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 10% may be required.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
  • Prior leadership experience using Agile development, including participating as Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment
  • Experience with a variety of DevOps tools such as Ansible, Ant, Bamboo, Chef, GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, etc.
  • Experience with software development (Java/Javascript, C++, C# or any modern object-oriented language) and its life cycle
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
  • Experience developing proposal inputs, cost account management, and resource planning
  • Experience with cost account management and task/resource planning
  • Experience using Atlassian Tool Suite, JIRA, SonarQube
  • Experience with VMware infrastructure and automation


Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00

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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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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