Software Engineering Manager 1

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Bellevue, NE +1 · Software

Software Engineering Manager at Northrop Grumman responsible for leading scrum teams in the development, maintenance, and sustainment of software products for the USAF and other customers. The role involves 85% technical work and 15% functional management, including staff development, technical guidance, and ensuring agile practices are followed. Requires a Secret clearance and experience with full-stack development and Agile methodologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform 85% coverage in a technical role and 15% coverage performing functional management duties associated with this position.
  2. Provide functional direction to a team of approximately 10 - 15 software engineers. Work closely with team members to ensure they have what they need, remove impediments and enable them to meet commitments.
  3. Provide staff support for goal planning, performance reviews, training, and general employee development. Build, grow, and mentor the team.
  4. Provide technical leadership and guidance by engaging with the team in a daily collaborative style and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  5. Other responsibilities include identification of skill gaps and increasing engineering competencies through strategic hiring and employee skills development.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 5 years’ experience with software engineering OR Master of Science degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 3 years’ experience with software engineering
  • Experience leading Agile software teams
  • Full knowledge of software development lifecycle including: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance.
  • Experience communicating with customers, other technical teams, and senior management
  • Experience with object-oriented programming, web development frameworks, and full stack application architectures.
  • Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results.
  • Ability to obtain/maintain access to work full time on-site in Bellevue, NE.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance.

Nice to have

  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance.
  • Demonstrated use of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and configuration management (BitBucket).
  • Demonstrated use of collaboration tool suites (Atlassian, GitLab).
  • Scrum Master or Product Owner experience.
  • 5+ years leading or developing/maintaining software systems with proven success.
  • Scrum Master, Scrum Professional or Agile Coach Certification.
  • Proficiency with Java, Angular, Cesium, SonarQube, Jenkins.
  • Previous experience as a team lead.

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance
  • DoD Top Secret Clearance
  • work full time on-site