Requisition ID: R10180695- Category: Information Technology
- Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: No
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking Software Development Manager to join our diverse team of professionals located in Fairfax, VA. This position is an engineering management role within the Immersive Mission System Department and will report directly to the Software Section Manager. This position will require a split between technical and functional management duties.
The ideal candidate demonstrates a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. You have the ability to collaborate within and across teams to accomplish goals. You are committed to ethics, integrity, and innovation while challenging traditional ways of doing business. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and you are comfortable engaging with the internal and external customers.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software.
- Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards.
- Evaluates interface between hardware and software, operational requirements, and characteristics of overall system.
- Documents testing and maintenance of system corrections.
- Performs functional management duties to include but limited to:
- Hold one-on-ones and staff meetings (at least monthly)
- Conduct PQRB/promotion planning meeting with each direct report, make a plan for their external exposure, mentorship, and publications
- Time entry – check that everyone enters their time at the end of each day periodically
- Manage overtime, extended work week and non-applied time
- Keep WLF and Redeployment tools up-to-date (weekly)
- Goal planning
- Complete compensation inputs
Basic Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 5 years of software engineering experience OR Masters Degree in STEM with 3 years of software engineering experience
- Exceptional leadership skills in order to coordinate collaboration across engineering teams
- Demonstrated mastery in various competencies of Teaching, Mentoring, and Facilitation
- Active DoD Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong background in software development, testing, and troubleshooting
- Prior experience in engineering functional management is a plus
- Proven leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate exemplary professionalism and ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
- Demonstrate strong team-building/collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to build diverse/inclusive teams with engaged team members
- Demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills, and excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward)
- Previous experience leading a team of 5-12 employees with a record of on-time performance
- Previous experience in developing proposal inputs (task descriptions and basis of estimate)
- Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities
- Prior experience with using Atlassian tool suite
Salary Range: $129,900 - $194,900
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
