Northrop Grumman

Staff Agile Product Owner

Northrop Grumman$169K — $253K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.
  • 12+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience with higher degrees or in lieu of a degree.
  • 3+ years' experience in a software Agile delivery framework.
  • 3+ years overseeing product lifecycles for new and existing products.
  • 2+ years of experience in product roadmap development.
  • Proficient in converting technical and business requirements into Epics, Features, and User Stories.
  • Strong communication skills with experience in product demos to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical planning and execution for the software team.
  • Set a strategic vision for the team's technical roadmap.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to define the team's work.
  • Prioritize key work areas during program increments.
  • Ensure the development team understands feature requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Continuously dictate team backlog priorities based on customer interests.
  • Represent customer voices within the Agile development team.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Eligible for health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan provided.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking an Agile Product Owner to join our team in the Payload & Ground Software Engineering organization supporting the a Ground program. This position will serve as an in-ward facing technical planning/execution Lead who will be responsible for setting a strategic vision for the technical execution of the software team and serve as authority over the team's technical roadmap and closure of epics.

This Agile Product Owner will represent Product Management and the voice of customers on the Agile development team. They will collaborate with Product Managers to define the work so that the integrated team can review, commit, and execute within a defined period. They prioritize key areas of work during a program increment, ensure that the software development team understands the intent and requirements of feature and user story definitions, and that the team is aligned on all acceptance criteria. They will represent customer interests and will continuously dictate team backlog priorities. This Agile PO must have a strong understanding of Agile PO role and technical experience developing and fielding command and control systems (TT&C, Flight Dynamics, etc) for Space Systems.

This position will be at our site either in Morrisville, North Carolina or Fairfax, Virginia. This position requires being on-site and does not support remote or hybrid work.

This position is contingent upon the verification and transfer of current/active DoD security clearance and program access as required for business needs. This position is also for an anticipated award and is thus contingent on funding of that award.

Basic Qualifications
  • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application [US Citizenship required]
  • Minimum years of experience needed to be considered:
    • Level 5 (Staff)
      • 12 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's
      • 10 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's
      • 8 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD
      • 14 Years of relevant software engineering experience with a completed associate's degree
      • 16 years of relevant work software engineering experience in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required)
  • 3+ years' experience working in a software Agile delivery framework
  • 3+ years of experience with product lifecycles for new and existing products (replacement for must have product development experience)
  • 2+ years of product roadmap development experience
  • Experience converting technical and business requirements into Epics, Features, and User Stories
  • Experience presenting and conducting demos of software product to users/leadership/stakeholders
  • Demonstrated communication skills and visionary on business, user experience, and technical sides of product development
  • Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira and Confluence)
  • Experience leading a product development team


Preferred Qualifications
  • Product owner certification or any other major Agile certification
  • Experience with both COTS solution and custom application development
  • Experience as a Scrum Master
  • Experience leading or supporting distributed teams
  • Has experience as a software developer to better interact and direct the team
  • Knowledge of container security best practices
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar
  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes (Helm charts, service discovery, autoscaling, etc.)
  • Knowledgeable with Python
  • Technical experience developing and fielding command and control systems (TT&C, Flight Dynamics, etc) for Space Systems


Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00

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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$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
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