Principal Configuration Management Analyst

Northrop Grumman; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering firm as a Principal Configuration Management Analyst in a dynamic environment where your contributions will shape the future of technology. You will play a crucial role in managing project documentation, ensuring compliance with customer contract requirements, and collaborating with engineering teams to drive innovation. This position offers the chance to work on groundbreaking projects that impact lives globally while fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity and diversity. If you are ready to make history and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Company paid holidays

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in hardware/software configuration management required.
• Must obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Experience with CDRL management and Agile development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates project documentation to meet contract requirements.
• Maintains configuration management repositories and records.
• Collaborates with stakeholders on engineering change requests.

Skills

Configuration Management principles

Data Management

Engineering & Development processes

Contract Deliverable Requirements Listing (CDRL)

Agile development

Six Sigma process improvement

SQL queries

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Atlassian Tool Suite

SharePoint

Job description

• Location: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 2

Requisition ID: R10189691

• Category: Technical Support

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 Principal Configuration Management Analyst for a fast-paced, growing, and dynamic position to support our Immersive Mission Solutions (IMS) Operating Unit (OU) located in Orlando, Florida.

Responsibilities:

• Plans and coordinates preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings and technical plans and procedures to ensure customer contract requirements are met.
• Reviews contract to determine documentation required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Prepares and submits Contract Deliverables (CDRL) documentation and provides reporting and metrics to Management and Quality Mission Assurance.
• Collaborates with program stakeholders in the review and analysis of proposed engineering change requests and coordinates changes with engineering and quality mission assurance (QMA).
• Maintains the as-built configuration records for hardware and software.
• Maintains Configuration Management (CM) repositories in SharePoint and other enterprise systems.
• Serves as Software Configuration Management (SWCM) team member performing configuration identification, change control, auditing and reporting, and the receiving and delivery (both internally and externally) of developed software products, including commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) software.
• Establishes and maintains product baselines.
• Manages change records and facilitates Engineering Review Board (ERB) and Change Control Board (CCB) meetings.
• Collaborates with program engineering leads and QMA team by appropriately controlling (both internally and externally developed) software and associated documentation as products go through the software development cycle.
• Supports Test Readiness Reviews, and CDRL deliveries.
• Collects and analyzes CM metrics to identify areas for process improvement and to measure throughput and team performance.
• Reinforces a culture of innovation and automation, propagating this vision to other teams.
• Contributes to the development of software configuration standards.
• Trains software developers in the use of configuration management tools and the implementation of software quality standards.
• Completes job duties with minimal or no supervision.
• Occasionally works extended hours to meet deadlines.

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:
• High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 9 years of hardware and/or software configuration/data management experience.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of hardware and/or software configuration/data management experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of hardware and/or software configuration/data management experience.
• PhD with a minimum of 1 year of hardware and/or software configuration/data management experience.
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
• Demonstrate knowledge of CM principles, concepts, practices, and standards.
• Experience working within defined engineering & development processes.
• Experience as a Data Manager.
• Contract Deliverable Requirements Listing (CDRL) management and submission experience.
• Must be able to work on-site in Orlando, Florida.
• Must be able to travel occasionally (up to 10% of the time).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Configuration Management Process Improvement Center (CMPIC) certified.
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) certified.
• Previous experience with DoD programs.
• Previous experience with Six Sigma process improvement techniques.
• Experience with International standards organizations bodies (i.e. IEEE, SISO, AS9100).
• Experience with Agile development.
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
• Experience with software release and Build process.
• Experience with commercial hardware and software configuration management products.
• Experience with SQL queries.
• Experience with SharePoint.

Salary Range: $78,700 - $118,100

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.