Sentinel Manager Software Engineering 2 - 14017

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Manager 2.  This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

The candidate will be responsible for allocating 20% of their time to Functional Homeroom Support to include activities such as: assessing staffing needs, supporting recruitment activities, career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary. The selected candidate will allocate the remaining 80% of their time dedicated to performing SCRUM Master functions, requirement development, Software Development, and technical responsibilities, which are based on mission needs. This role may include Cost Account Management duties.

This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as program responsibilities.

This role will also:

• Set and promote high standards for engineering development
• Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.
• Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities
• Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance
• Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activities
• Perform software engineering technical tasks as defined by the program support team

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. 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of software development experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Minimum 1 year of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against a schedule.
• Experience in software development using languages such as C++, JavaScript, SQL
• Experience with Agile principles, AGILE certification
• Experience leading Software Engineering teams          

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: 

• An active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Experience with individual contributor performance assessments
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks
• Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers
• Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans
• Experience with MBSE and development of UML design
• Prior experience interfac