Senior Program Manager – Secret Clearance, IBCS

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 184,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Program Manager for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance across a portfolio of engineering services, lab infrastructure, and sustainment activities.

The role requires cross-functional leadership, close collaboration with customers, and the ability to manage contracts and changing requirements in a dynamic defense environment; active Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of program management leadership experience, or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Experience leading complex development, engineering services, production, logistics, sustainment.
• Experience operating in a cross-functional execution environment.
• Experience managing cost-type contracts with evolving requirements.
• Experience using financial management and reporting tools (EV, R&O).
• Experience managing customer-facing execution and active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of a complex portfolio of engineering services and logistics.
• Manage dependencies across development, lab build-out, production, fielding, and sustainment.
• Establish disciplined engineering change control across programs.
• Lead post-delivery issue resolution for LRIP, driving root cause and corrective actions.
• Drive lab infrastructure planning and environment readiness for product configurations.
• Build strong customer relationships through transparent risk communication.
• Lead requirements, proposal development, negotiations and change management.
• Maintain awareness of execution across subordinate programs and remove barriers.
• Forecast and achieve financial performance across the portfolio.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Cost & schedule management

Program management leadership

Contract management

EVMS experience

Active Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Earned Value Management

Risk & Opportunity Management

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Program Manager for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance across a portfolio of engineering services, lab infrastructure, and sustainment activities.

The role requires cross-functional leadership, close collaboration with customers, and the ability to manage contracts and changing requirements in a dynamic defense environment; active Secret clearance is required.