Sentinel Manager Software Engineering

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 (NGDS) seeks a Manager Software Engineering 3 position as the Decision Support & Analytics (DS&A) Portfolio Manager in our Roy, UT Innovation Center location.

Technical leadership is a must! The candidate will report to the Director, Data Solutions & Platforms (DSP) and will execute a large, diverse portfolio of data engineering, data science, cyber engineering, and artificial intelligence products that increase speed and accuracy in decision making.

• Oversight of system design, requirements management, verification, deployment, and sustainment of decision support systems and AI; data processing and storage; and specialized interface development and implementation supporting executive-level customers.

• Day to Day program management of the DSS portfolio.

• Customer relationship management to ensure products meet program needs at the correct time.

The DS&A Portfolio Lead will:

• Ensure DS&A products deliver and present data to system/tool end users in a useful manner that accelerate and improve accuracy in decision making.

• Oversee a team of engineers developing and sustaining multiple products designed to accelerate performance of the program.

• Guide the team in adherence to program systems engineering and development plans.

• Execute to product development plans tracking performance metrics such as earned value, Agile execution, risk and opportunity, and product team performance.

• Mentor junior engineers and project managers.

• Collaborate internally with other portfolio managers and externally with peer managers across the program.

• Drive excellence in engineering product design, delivery, and sustainment.

• Assist teams with functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

The successful candidate will:

• Be responsible for monitoring and correcting portfolio programmatic activities

• Serve as the primary focal point for Decision Support Systems and AI-driven tools.

• Review, understand, and explain product execution metrics with DSP Leadership

• Provide advice on staffing, skill set management, and operations

• Interact directly with all team members, facilitate collaboration, and drive excellence in engineering and delivery

• Ensure products align with DSP Strategic Objectives and advise the Director, DSP on changes to strategy.

• Develop and administer budgets and performance standards for the DS&A Portfolio

• Refine operating procedures for DS&A product development and sustainment in line with DSP strategy.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule…