Manager of Software Quality Security Clearance

Position: Manager of Software Quality 2 with Security Clearance
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Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE:
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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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager of Software Quality 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Essential Functions:

* Provide the leadership necessary to ensure a keen focus on 1st time quality and quality early in the engineering life-cycle and must exemplify Northrop Grumman's Leadership Characteristics Lead and manage a high-performing technical team of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineers, in support of several key and critical Military Aircraft Systems

* Team and collaborate closely with Software Quality Management Team, Mission Assurance Director and Mission Assurance Program Managers (MAPMs), Systems, Software, and Test IPT Leads, and Melbourne Software Engineering Director and Managers to better enable program and mission success.

* Participate early in the capture/proposal life-cycle ensuring accurate and timely SQA estimates.

* Hire and retain top talent to meet program SQA staffing requirements and affordability challenges while managing direct and indirect budgets.

* Conduct employee performance management and development reviews, provide technical oversight, and encourage employee engagement.

* Ensure the development and implementation of robust SQA Plans and Schedules.

* Facilitate outstanding and timely execution of SQA activities; requirements traceability, product reviews, peer reviews, process excellence, supplier oversight, test excellence, non-conformance control, metrics and reporting.

* Provide senior technical oversight for issue/problem resolution activities, root cause analysis and preventive/corrective action implementation.

* Lead and participate in the continuous improvement of SQA command media, procedures, work instructions, tools, metrics, and training materials.

* Co-chair the Software Quality Technical Discipline - stand up a technical community of practice that focuses on elevation of technical skills, cross program collaboration, sharing best practices and development of our people in their respective technical domains.

* Refine best practices and expand program cross sharing to elevate program performance and growth.

* Experience in Metric trend and analysis

* Experience and expertise with the following are highly regarded;

* Software Development Methodologies (Agile preferred)
- * CMMI Appraisals and Process Area Audits

* AS9100

* DO-178

* Dev Ops

* DOORS

* Atlassian Tools

* Software Change Management, Aerospace Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance. We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for candidates with experience in composite-building processes, that are self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented to support our products & customers. Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same.

We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in STEM plus 9 years of experience in Software, Software Quality, Mission Assurance and or Quality OR a Masters' Degree in STEM plus 7 years of experience in Software, Software Quality, Mission Assurance and or Quality.

* 5 years of leadership/ supervisory or management experience

* Must have an Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret Clearance renewed within the last 5 years

* Ability to obtain Special Access Program Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Previous Military or Aerospace experience

* Software Development Methodology (Agile preferred)

* Agile Software Development Methodology

* CMMI Appraisals and Process Area Audits,

* Clearcase/Clear quest,

* DOORS

* One Space

* Crucible/ Jira

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