Manager Software Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Oklahoma City, OK +1 · Software

Manager of Software Engineering 2 at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading a team in the design, development, integration, and testing of software applications and systems. The role involves managing cloud-based microservices, collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment, and overseeing program performance related to cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience or a STEM Master's with 7 years, full SDLC experience, proficiency in C, C++, or Python, experience with embedded software, and a Secret or higher clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage and lead a team in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
  2. 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.
  3. Manage workflow requests from other product leads within the Software IPT, as well as product leads from other IPTs.
  4. Collaborate on Agile Scrum teams to deliver software development life cycle of software products for multiple software baselines.
  5. Responsible for managing staffing and reporting status and metrics to IPT and Functional leadership.

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance
  • ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Nice to have

  • 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

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret or higher clearance
  • Special Access Program (SAP) clearance