Sr. Staff Command and Control (C2) Software Architect – 13311

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Sr. Staff Command and Control (C2) Software Architect – 13311. This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Colorado Springs, Colorado and will support the Sentinel Program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

1. Work with the system architecture team to understand the system features and limitations. 

a. Provide software architecture to capitalize on the system features to support the high system requirements (the most challenging for us being the NS/Cyber requirements)

b. Provide software architecture to manage the system limitations.  Provide architecture which identifies the risk and mitigates the risk again to satisfy the system requirements.  Own the mitigation steps to manage risk.

c. Provide feedback to system arch team in trades, IE if we change system architecture what is the impact to our Software architecture.  Identify system changes and how the architecture can support that or how the change will impact causing cost/schedule.

2. Convey the software architecture rules and pattern to the product owners. 

a. Convey the why to the product teams and describe the feature or rule to a team so that they understand the importance of being compliant with the software architecture.

b. Ensure the design as decomposed down by the products conforms to the software architecture goals.   This is a review and guidance role and should build a bench for future leaders.

c. Be available to the product teams so that risks and opportunities in the design can be traded.

3. Convey the software architecture to the Chief Engineer.  This will be a technical baseline understanding of the architecture explained through a Director level discussion of the architecture, what design features we are using of COTS products, HW features and designs on our system to satisfy the requirements. 

a. Present to leadership the architect for LAP and inhibit to NWSC.  Oversee junior engineers to create the LAP and provide understanding how using the architecture features provide the guardrails to keep it safe, to keep it within the timebox and keep it in the determined outcome. 

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  
• 401k  
• Educational Assistance  
• Life Insurance  
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   
• Paid Time Off   
• Health & Wellness Resources   
• Employee Discounts  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications: 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 14 Years with Bachelor’s in relevant field of study, 12 Years with Masters, 09 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Must have current Special Program Access (SAP)
• Current understanding of software engineering best practices.
• Experience in software engineerin