Manager Software Engineering - Fairfax; TS​/SCI

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 Space Systems is seeking a Space Software Engineering Manager with a desire to learn new technologies to join the Payload and Ground Eastern Region team. The manager will be responsible for providing technical oversight through the entire software development lifecycle (including design, development, integration, and maintenance) of software components, along with support of system integration and test. Additionally, the manager will lead and guide a matrixed functional team of software engineers through software processes, bachelor's, career development, and performance appraisals.

The software manager will participate in proposal generation, staffing allocations, and recruiting. The manager will guide their team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle in support of programs.

The candidate should have experience in leading and coordinating a team through challenging software development activities. The manager must guide their team utilizing an Agile development approach with tasks including decomposition of requirements into agile features, software design, coding, testing, integration, and systems test to deliver enhanced secure capabilities. Strong communication and active leadership skills are vital to this position.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM degree +8 years of experience in a related STEM field;
  Master’s degree +6 years of experience;
  PhD +3 years of experience; or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• 5 years of progressive software engineering/development experience in C++ or Python
• Experience with distributed software development of large-scale systems
• Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle
• Experience as a lead for a software development team and ability to provide direction to team members
• Experience creating Agile roadmaps, plans, and executing them
• Current DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and hold an SCI

• 7 years of progressive Software Engineering/Development experience in C++ or Python
• 3 years of experience leading a software development team
• Experience as an IPT lead
• Experience as a scrum master and/or product owner
• Experience in people management and managing team members on career development and performance
• Experience managing a budget for technical activities
• Control Account Management experience in managing program schedule and budget data
• 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
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bit…