Manager Software Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Space Systems sector is looking for a Software Functional Manager with a strong background in Ground Software Development and Architecture. This role will support our Software and Controls Engineering Team located in Dulles, VA.

This dual-hat role splits candidate’s time between functional management activities (15% to 20%) and direct funded activities in support of a Ground Software Program (the remaining 80% to 85%).

The candidate should have a strong technical background in software development and embedded systems, including strong C/C++, software requirements, and software design experience. Software Development focus is for mission applications using software engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life cycle of software development to include, unit testing and software integration testing, software requirements and design documentation and support for program reviews. Management duties will require tasking and coordination of approximately 15 to 20 engineers, and process and resource coordination with functional homeroom management.

This candidate will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and sustainment. The candidate will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The candidate will interact with Program Management, external suppliers, and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. The selected individual will play a critical role in the design, development, and delivery of the program’s deployment strategy and network architecture.

This role is on-site, and does not offer a remote option responsibilities

• Containerization and securing of applications, Operating System hardening, and network security

• Deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure for rapid deployment and maintainability of the infrastructure

• Hands-on technical experience with virtualization, environment automation and management, and continuous improvements

• Day-to-day communications, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, professional development, employee rewards and recognition, and resolving personnel issues and managing staff 

• Provide project staffing support with recruiting, interviews and hiring

• Recommending employees for raises and promotions

• Provide detailed employee performance feedback, periodic 1-on-1 meetings, annual mid-term, and end of year performance appraisals. Trains, coaches and mentors’ other engineers and support staff within the functional organization

• Responsible for evaluation of current project requirements and assures staff has adequate statement of work to optimize contract performance

• Work with program management and IPT leads in establishing personal, program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments

• Acquire the necessary computers, equipment, and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work        

• Work closely with engineers and technicians and possibly within a lab environment        

• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems        

• Implement engineering changes to the system as required        

• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures        

• Responsible for implementing the network configu