RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for an Internal Only: Sr Principal Information Systems Project Manager – Network Release Manager (26-254) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
NOTE: This position is only available to current and active C2BMC personnel
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.
In this role, the candidate will serve as a Network Release Manager. The NES Release Manager is responsible for ensuring that NES ART artifacts for each Release, Patch, Hotfix, and Bug accurately reflect work performed on the network. In addition, the Release Manager tracks deployed changes to the network in the field and accurately maintains the NES ART portion of the Configuration Management (CM) baseline.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinates with developers, product owners, and engineering managers to ensure the team meets completion and artifact-creation timelines
- Coordinates emergency changes to the network that the team implements because of an operational deficiency or anomaly that degrades service
- Assigns the highest priority to those fixes to ensure customer satisfaction
- Will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and presenting KPIs and other metrics for Network Enterprise
- Will be responsible for managing multiple processes and documents, and will be the primary point of contact from the Network Agile Release Train (ART) to other ARTs on the program
- Coordinates with key program stakeholders, including Configuration Management (CM), Release Management, and Quality Assurance, for the release of Network artifacts and for creating the media used to apply updates to production
- Runs leadership meetings such as the Network Internal Review Panel (NIRP) and the Network Configuration Control Board (NCCB)
- Any other required tasks by the program
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Contracts, Project Management, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or 12 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
- Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period
- Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
- Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
- Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills and proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio drawing tools
- Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated network engineers and, at times, independently on large field projects
- Operates with minimal direction, solves complex problems requiring ingenuity and creativity, and may be asked to serve in project leadership roles and to act as the primary customer contact on technical matters
- Manage multiple processes/documents
- Primary interaction points between Agile Release Train (ART) and other ARTs. Use CM tools (Git, Bitbucket, Atlassian) for enterprise configuration management of the Network & Enterprise Services ART. Perform configuration and code migration, file merging, branding, and tool integration.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicants with a current, active, in-scope DoD-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application are strongly preferred
- Prior C2BMC experience developing KPIs, tracking other metrics, and creating reports
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment that encourages your growth, benefiting both employees and the company. The benefits are flexible and customizable, enabling you to choose options that suit your individual and family needs. Your benefits will include the following:
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- Flexible Work Arrangements
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Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00
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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.