Manager Unclassified Enterprise Compute & Storage

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.

Unclassified Infrastructure Solutions (UIS) is seeking a strategic and technically accomplished leader to head our Enterprise Compute Services (ECS) organization, responsible for the strategy, engineering, automation, and operations of core compute infrastructure across the enterprise. This leader will drive modernization of our server, storage, and virtualization platforms while advancing automation, resiliency, and operational efficiency at scale.

This role requires a leader who can balance technical depth, operational excellence, and strategic planning while leading high‑performing engineering and operations teams supporting mission critical workloads. Engaging and driving demand and change with infrastructure consumers is a strategic priority.

• Define and execute the enterprise compute infrastructure strategy including server, virtualization, storage, and virtual desktop services.
• Develop and maintain the multi‑year technology roadmap aligned to business and mission requirements.
• Lead modernization initiatives including automation, infrastructure as code, AI‑enabled operations, and self‑healing infrastructure.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption where they create measurable business value.

• Oversee the engineering and operational management of enterprise server platforms.
• Virtualization environments.
• Storage and backup services.
• Infrastructure automation platforms.
• Performance monitoring and data integrity.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and compliance across all compute services.
• Drive operational excellence through standardization, reliability engineering practices, and continuous improvement.

• Lead initiatives to transform infrastructure operations through infrastructure as code.
• AI driven insights and predictive operations.
• Self‑service capabilities.
• Reduce manual processes and improve speed, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Lead and develop multiple teams including engineering, operations, automation, and performance intelligence functions.
• Build a culture focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Partner closely with cybersecurity, network, application, and cloud teams to deliver integrated platform services.

• Manage infrastructure investment planning and lifecycle management across compute platforms.
• Drive cost optimization, asset lifecycle strategy, and technical debt reduction.
• Develop metrics and reporting that measure platform health, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Establish and manage strategic relationship with key technology suppliers.
• Partner with procurement and contracts teams to support vendor selection, contract negotiations, and statement of work development.
• Ensure suppliers deliver against service level agreements, performance expectation, and innovation commitments.
• Drive accountability for supplier performance, including operational support, escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with suppliers to influence product roadmaps, emerging capabilities, and enterprise adoption strategies.

• Must have at minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience…