Security Innovation & Integrations Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

The Security Innovation & Integrations Manager 2 is responsible for leading Northrop Grumman’s technical security the Innovation hub at the Enterprise Security Center. In this role, the manager serves as the primary conduit between Industrial Security and the developers and technical teams who design, build, and maintain related security solutions.

This position is located in Irving, TX, but open to a fully remote schedule.

The Security Innovation & Integrations Manager drives the design, integration, and continuous improvement of technical security capabilities across the enterprise. This role identifies and assesses emerging technologies, leads complex integration efforts, and ensures that technical security capabilities implemented through effectively support business and mission needs while maintaining alignment with regulatory and contractual requirements (e.g., 32 CFR Part 117, DCSA guidance, customer directives).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the functional security team responsible for user support, configuration, and data quality across integrated security solutions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between Industrial Security and development/IT teams for related capabilities, issues, and enhancements.
• Act as the technical security innovation and integrations lead, translating Industrial Security requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications for developers.
• Oversee processing, exchange, and tracking of key security data (e.g., personnel security information, visit records, program access, incident/issue tracking) across integrated systems.
• Partner with Industrial Security, Cybersecurity, and IT to ensure workflows and configurations support current regulatory, customer, and enterprise requirements.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, configuration standards, and user guidance for related integrations.
• Monitor data integrity and compliance across integrated systems; identify trends, discrepancies, and systemic issues and drive corrective actions and improvements.
• Plan, prioritize, and assign work for the team, including ticket triage, configuration changes, integration enhancements, and innovation initiatives.
• Lead and support testing, validation, and implementation of upgrades, patches, and new or enhanced integrations.
• Provide metrics and reporting on usage, performance, backlog, and issue trends to leadership; support dashboard and report development as needed.
• Support and/or deliver training and onboarding for users, including security professionals and technical stakeholders.
• Partner with IT, HR, Security Shared Services, and other cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues and implement changes that span multiple systems or processes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience in Industrial…