Manager Software Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering 2 to lead a team in Oklahoma City, with responsibility for design, development, and testing of cloud-based microservices deployed on-premises or in the cloud.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams in an Agile environment, oversee staffing and performance metrics, and ensure delivery against program goals while maintaining high standards for cost, schedule, and quality.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree with years of professional experience in software development or a STEM master’s degree with related experience.
• Experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proficiency in two or more of C, C++, Python and ability to debug embedded software.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage multi-person projects.
• Active U.S. Government Secret (or higher) clearance, with SAP clearance ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software team in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment across multiple work packages.
• Plan, track, and report cost, schedule, technical performance and quality for assigned work.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams to deliver end-to-end software lifecycle.
• Provide staffing guidance, performance coaching, and direct engagement with team members.

Skills

SDLC experience

C/C++/Python

Team leadership

Clearance

SAP clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

STEM Master’s Degree

Tools

Atlassian tool suite

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

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.

Job Opening

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Manager, Software Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in Oklahoma City, OK.

Position Overview

This exciting position offers the opportunity to manage a team and contribute to design, develop, integrate, and test software applications and systems for our end-user customers and businesses. Specifically, you will be responsible for leading a team working on design, architecture, development, and administration of cloud-based microservices running on-premises or hosted via cloud service providers.

You will collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevOps, and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment. You will oversee and review system capabilities that resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

Essential Functions

• Manage and lead a team in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
• Responsible to participate in planning and program performance addressing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality of a work package, subsystem, or related group of work packages on a large system development-type contract or full responsibility for all aspects of program performance on a large delivery order or mid-size technical services-type contract.
• Manage workflow requests from other product leads within the Software IPT, as well as product leads from other IPTs.
• Collaborate on Agile Scrum teams to deliver software development life cycle of software products for multiple software baselines.
• Responsible for managing staffing and reporting status and metrics to IPT and Functional leadership.
• Provide functional management to direct reports, including career guidance, staffing, interviewing/onboarding, disciplinary actions, and direct engagement.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field AND 9 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development, OR a STEM Master’s Degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in software development.
• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.
• Ability to implement, integrate, and debug embedded software architectures.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Developing technical solutions in an Agile or Scaled Agile Environment
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins.
• Experience architecting, designing, modeling, implementing, integrating, and debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
• Experience developing safety-critical C++ software.
• Experience with Software Requirement Specification Testing using automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Demonstrated ability to build diverse/inclusive teams with engaged team members.
• Demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills, and excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward).
• Experience leading a team of 12 employees with a record of on-time performance.
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities.
• Experience with task/resource planning, development of BOEs, IMS and IFC planning.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $131,800.00 - $197,800.00

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.

Additional Compensation & Benefits

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.

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Notes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.