Sentinel Manager Software Engineering 3 - 20125

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

5d•$166,700 - $250,100•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role requires technical leadership and involves executing a large, diverse portfolio of data engineering, data science, cyber engineering, and artificial intelligence products that increase speed and accuracy in decision making. The candidate will report to the Director, Data Solutions & Platforms (DSP).

Requirements

Bachelors degree with 8 years related software or systems experience or MS with 6 years of related experience or and additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
Experience in program management: planning, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for related Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements on a large system development-type contract
Understanding of technical baseline development and management.
Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

5+ years leading and managing cross-disciplinary technical teams
Experienced in engineering leadership process and tailoring.
High proficiency in technical problem-solving, including root cause analysis and solution development.
MS in STEM with related system development programs.
Experience building, deploying, and operating complex data processing, intelligence or space ground systems, or large scale AI products.
Experience in software architecture, software systems engineering, AI, data science or engineering, security systems engineering, or systems integration.
Experience eliciting needs from customers and translating those needs into development requirements.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.