Software Engineer, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer

Relocation Assistance Clearance Type:
Interim Top Secret Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to act in the Chief Engineer role for programs at our Beavercreek, OH office. The successful candidate will be exceptionally meticulous, collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & personal responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of seeking the best performance from everyone.

The role will consist of approximately half-time support of Scientific and Technical Intelligence Systems (S&TIS) program roles and responsibilities, and half-time engineering support of software development projects. Note that this role requires the candidate to work full-time at the Beavercreek, OH Northrop Grumman office and/or at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) / National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) customer sites.

• Program Support
  • Provide program-level technical reviews for accuracy, appropriateness, and customer sensitivity. Review Final Technical Reports, Summary Reports, Program (or Project) Management Plan (PMP) and Configuration Management Plan (CMP) updates, and Proposal efforts.
  • Support Program reviews:
    Intranet Program Review System (IPRS), Program Review Authority (PRA), Program Management Reviews (PMRs), and audits including resolution follow-up.
• Technical Engineering Leadership
  • Document, communicate, and help ensure that software standards are met..
  • Maintain awareness of NG, Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and customer standards/guidelines; provide direction and consulting to staff.
  • Review, interpret, and direct staff on security marking guidance (security marking/rollup rules;
    Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) vs. For Official Use Only (FOUO), etc.) and DoD/IC and NG info protection requirements.
  • Monitor, report, and coordinate Cybersecurity/CUI/Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).
  • Review and Process Non-Developmental Software (NDS) requests - NDS evaluation questions, including open-source software (OSS) license interpretation/assessment.
  • Responsible for export control coordination and guidance to staff, working closely with the NG International Trade Compliance office. Lead Software Development Plan (SDP)/Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) creation/updates and mandatory reading by developers.
• Coordination
  • Lead the Beavercreek Software Working Group (BSWG). Interpret directives to generate standards and guidelines. Coordinate with the engineering staff to establish best practices and facilitate information sharing.
  • Participate in Weekly Staff Meeting/Quality Management Board (QMB) (program status/issues).
  • Participate in weekly sync meeting with the Government.
  • Participate in Program Risk and Opportunity Management.
  • Attend NASIC Technology Forums; distribute information to staff.
  • Attend individual Integrated Project Team (IPT) meetings and sprint reviews as time allows.
• Organizational support
  • Lead in developing and executing development plans to mentor successors in preparation for a potential Chief Engineering role.
  • Provide proposal support, including authoring past performance citations.
  • Maintain Defense Systems (DS) Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP) Engineering Documents:
    Intelligence Systems Infrastructure,…