Software IPT Engineer Lead Level 6

Northrop GrummanAurora, CO
$192,800 - $289,200Onsite

About The Position

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. As an engineer, you'll be joining our growing Aurora Software department which has 200+ Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. We have plenty of opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions. Our Software Department is part of a larger organization that includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences cross-program collaboration, professional development and training, as well as engagement and inclusion activities such as lunch-n-learns, campus events, and leadership mixers. We support a small but mighty team that continues to innovate and set new benchmarks for our customers. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector would love to have you join our team as a Level 6 Software Engineer based out of Aurora, CO. The new SW IPT Lead will direct a team supporting the full lifecycle of software development from design to testing and iterating.

Requirements

  • Level 6: Bachelor’s degree in science with 14+ years of software development experience; 12+ years with a Master's; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Requires an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of application.
  • 3 + years of technical leadership i.e. Product Owner, Technical Lead.
  • 5+ years professional software development experience.
  • Thorough understanding of Agile/SaFE principles.
  • Proven history of cross-functional team communications.
  • Thorough understanding of requirements decomposition.
  • Technical documentation writing ability.
  • History of unit/integration/verification testing.

Nice To Haves

  • Cost Account Manager Experience.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD concepts.
  • Basis of Estimate writing Experience.
  • Software STIG implementation experience.

Responsibilities

  • Direct a team supporting the full lifecycle of software development from design to testing and iterating.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
  • Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
  • Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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