Manager Information Technology 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman’s Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) seeks an Information Technology Manager (M3) to lead the Mission Systems CIDO Operations Digital Solutions organization, reporting to the CIDO Engineering and Operations Director. This role will be located in Linthicum, MD and the selected candidate will be required to work on-site, full-time, at our Linthicum, MD campus.

In this position, you will serve as the Operations Digital Solutions leader for Mission Systems, supporting Manufacturing & Infrastructure, Global Supply Chain (GSC), and Quality & Mission Assurance (QMA), hereafter referred to as “Operations.” You will connect CIDO with Operations leadership to ensure digital strategies, information services, and AI-enabled solutions directly support business objectives and improve how work is planned, executed, and measured across all manufacturing sites.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, manage investments, and deliver digital manufacturing and “factory of the future” capabilities spanning automation, IoT, data platforms, and AI. You will lead a team of ~40 people while leveraging a large matrixed CIDO organization of IT, OT, and AI resources across the enterprise.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Own digital manufacturing and IT/OT architecture decisions for Mission Systems Operations within enterprise standards, validating SME recommendations and determining the path forward.

• Enable factory-of-the-future capabilities, including robotics, automation, digital work instructions, digital twin, and IoT, to increase throughput, quality, and efficiency across ~20 sites.

• Provide executive leadership for CIDO activities at the Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center (BRAMC) in Waynesboro, VA, with the on-site CIDO program manager reporting directly to you.

• Lead implementation of CIDO capabilities for the Mission Systems product development digital thread, with a primary focus on Operations capabilities that integrate with pillar systems of record (e.g., PLM, ERP, MES).

• Architect and manage the sector’s data integration architecture across Operations, developing standardized data products that support data-driven decision making and actionable insights.

• Ensure that Operations data products align with the VAULTIS framework (Visible, Accessible, Understandable, Linked, Trustworthy, Interoperable, Secure).

• Lead the sector’s definition and adoption of standard digital capabilities across Operations, minimizing fragmentation and driving reuse.

• Collaborate with sector and site Operations leadership to maximize adoption of standardized digital capabilities, and track both adoption and realized value using standardized metrics.

• Lead the sector strategy and implementation for AI and agentic capabilities across Operations, including required infrastructure and tools for AI model development, deployment, and operations use.

• Champion practical AI solutions in Operations, such as analyzing manufacturing defects, correlating QNs, and providing “coaching” to improve RCCAs and quality pro