Director Software Factory 1

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 194,000 - 321,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Travel up to 25%

Potential for Secret clearance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman invites a senior leader to steer the NGINE Software Factory, delivering secure DevSecOps platforms and scalable toolchains across multiple programs and environments.

You will own architecture, performance, and security outcomes, partner with program leadership, and drive onboarding, prioritization, and customer engagement while shaping strategic roadmaps and budgets.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience; or a Master’s with 8+ years.
• Experience delivering complex hardware and software integrated systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading software engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or software factory initiatives at scale.
• Proven track record in technical leadership and organizational management.
• Working knowledge of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud/on-prem platforms, and secure software development lifecycle concepts.
• Experience operating in or supporting DoD, IC, or other U.S. Government programs.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross‑functional organization for NGINE environments.
• Define standard architectures, services, and toolchains for programs.
• Align capability development with program needs and execution plans.
• Own performance, reliability, and security outcomes across classification levels.
• Oversee DevSecOps platforms and services (CI/CD, repos, containers) across programs.
• Shape onboarding and support models, service tiers, and customer engagement.
• Drive engineering excellence, security, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Build partnerships with IT, cloud, security, and enterprise tools teams.
• Lead budgeting, staffing, and career development for NGINE Software Factory.
• Represent NGINE/NGDS in leadership reviews and customer forums.

Skills

DoD Secret clearance

Leadership

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Cloud/on‑prem platforms

Program management

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Director Software Factory 1 to lead the strategy, delivery, and continuous evolution of our secure, modern DevSecOps software factory enabling rapid, reliable, and compliant delivery of mission‑critical software capabilities for U.S. Government and allied customers.

This role is accountable for ensuring delivery of scalable platforms, robust toolchains, standard processes, and an excellent developer experience across multiple programs, environments (on-premises, cloud, hybrid), and security domains. This position can be based onsite in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL.

This is a senior leadership role that combines technical acumen, product/platform ownership, business alignment, and people leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross‑functional organization of platform, tools, networking, security, and automation teams responsible for designing, delivering, and operating NGINE environments.
• Establish the software factory as an enterprise capability by defining standard architectures, services, toolchains, and engagement models for programs across the portfolio.
• Partner closely with program leadership, capture teams, and engineering organizations to align capability development with program needs, proposals, and execution plans.
• Own performance, reliability, and security outcomes, including availability, capacity, cost, and compliance with applicable requirements and controls.
• Oversee implementation and operation of DevSecOps platforms and services (e.g., CI/CD, artifact repositories, container platforms, secure development toolchains) across multiple classification levels.
• Shape and govern onboarding and support models, including intake, prioritization, service tiers, and customer engagement practices.
• Drive a culture of engineering excellence, security, automation, and continuous improvement, promoting modern software and platform engineering best practices.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with IT, infrastructure, cloud, security, and enterprise tools organizations to coordinate investments and ensure alignment.
• Lead budgeting, staffing, and resource planning for the NGINE Software Factory organization; develop talent through mentoring, coaching, and clear career paths.
• Represent NGINE and NGDS in internal and external technical and business forums, including leadership reviews, customer engagements, and technical exchanges.

Basic Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems) or a related technical field with 10+ years of professional relevant experience; or a Master’s degree in engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems) or a related technical field with 8+ years of professional relevant experience.
• Experience delivering complex hardware and software integrated systems within cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Demonstrated experience leading software engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or software factory initiatives at scale.
• Proven track record in technical leadership and organizational management, including responsibility for teams delivering shared platforms or services.
• Working knowledge of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud/on‑prem platforms, and secure software development lifecycle concepts.
• Experience operating in or supporting DoD, IC, or other U.S. Government programs, including familiarity with secure environments and accreditation constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic roadmaps, manage priorities, and drive change across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and customers.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret/SAP clearance.
• Experience standing up or leading an enterprise software factory / DevSecOps platform (e.g., Platform One, internal software factory, or similar).
• Background with Kubernetes‑based platforms, cloud services (AWS/Azure), and supporting infrastructure for mission software delivery.
• Familiarity with NIST 800‑53, DoD STIGs, RMF/ATO processes, and secure software supply chain practices.
• Experience defining and tracking engineering and platform KPIs and using data to inform investment and prioritization decisions.
• Demonstrated success in building and leading multi‑disciplinary teams spanning software, platform, security, networking, and operations.
• Experience influencing capture and proposal teams to incorporate software factory capabilities into bids and execution strategies.
• Strong business acumen, including experience managing budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships related to tools and platforms.

Primary Level Salary Range

$193,800.00 - $321,100.00

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.