SDS - Software Engineering Manager 2

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Roy
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time**Description**Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a **Software Engineer Manager 2.** The selected candidate will lead the Communications Systems for the Command and Launch segment. This position will be located in **Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO or Roy, UT** .**What You'll Get To Do:**Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:+ Responsible for assessing staffing needs, current as well as projected and working with the respective team leads to address those needs.+ Responsible for supporting recruitment activities including the creation of requisitions, conducting interviews, and approving offers.+ Work with the program software manager and leads in establishing personal program and functional goals as well as performing performance evaluations and merit adjustments for subordinates.+ Provide their subordinates with career development recommendations, mentoring, discipline, as necessary.+ Acquire the necessary computers, equipment and tools to enable their subordinates to perform their work.+ Generate training plans based on the program and their subordinates' needs.+ Provide their group with regular flow down of company and organizational status and appropriately represent and be a spokesperson for the Software Engineering organization to their group, assigned project, and the company.+ The candidate will have 80% technical responsibilities: leading teams that develop, modify and maintain systems using software engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life cycle of software development to include planning, development of Software requirements and design documentation, development of software, DevSecOps, integration and automation, and support for program reviews. This role may include Cost Account Management and Risk Management duties.+ Set and promote high standards for engineering development+ Foster a working environment which reinforces and drives accountability to fundamental Northrop Grumman Values focused on integrity, quality, shared success, and innovation.+ Partner with engineering and program management peers to assure a balanced and efficient assignment of resources to support and achieve key mission priorities+ Coach, support, train, and motivate team members to ensure a high level of performance+ Initiate and lead continuous improvement activities which establish high quality and efficient DevOps/Development processes+ Collaborate with peers and direct management in resource planning and hiring activities+ Work with various team members to lead automation and integration of functionality with other software environment.+ Automate scheduled jobs to reduce labor intensive tasks. (i.e. Scheduling tasks and automating deployments of new/updated scripts)+ Work with Atlassian application suite and other pipeline tools as neededThis position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as the individual's current program responsibilities on program. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise 10% to 20% of the candidate's time.As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:?+ Medical, Dental & Vision coverage?+ 401k?+ Educational Assistance?+ Life Insurance?+ Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions ?+ Paid Time Off ?+ Health & Wellness Resources ?+ Employee Discounts?This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.??**You'll Bring These Qualifications:** - Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 6 years of relevant experience or Masters Degree with 4 years of relevant experience, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree - Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years. - At least 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule - 3+ years' experience with phases of the software development life cycle and Agile software development.? **These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:** - 3+ years leading a team, including mentoring and coaching - Experience with individual contributor performance assessments - Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills - Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks - Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers - Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plansSalary Range: $127,700.00 - $201,600.00Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority** . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.We are a pioneering company.With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.

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