Northrop Grumman is looking for a Software IPT Lead to manage an agile software development organization focused on meeting dynamic customer requirements and delivering mission critical capabilities. The programs require new development as well as sustainment, including design, development, and test support.
Requirements
- Must have a combined work experience relevant to technical, functional, project management, or major IPT leadership supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other Federal Government Systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex software development activities comprised of multiple teams and engineering disciplines
- Leadership experience building effective and engaged multi-discipline teams
- Experience leading large agile software development efforts
- Experience developing data processing software systems in the defense industry
- Demonstrated depth of experience in System Engineering and/or Software Development
- Familiarity with and willingness to work in a secure environment
Responsibilities
- Manage the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the Mission Software organization across multiple simultaneous projects and phases (e.g., conceptual design through delivery and installation of fully integrated mission data processing systems).
- Establish priorities, schedule, and monitor adherence to program schedules and objectives to ensure solid increment planning and execution along with high-confidence roadmap plans that deliver required capabilities consistent with customer needs.
- Ensure effective identification and management of issues, risks and opportunities.
- Drive issues and decisions to closure considering competing points of view, constraints, customer/stakeholder priorities and program strategic objectives.
- Leverage the TEPL mission architecture, and software development expertise to provide forward-thinking solutions that conform to customer constraints (funding, capabilities of related systems, etc.).
- Act as primary program contact for mission software products, and work with program leadership to monitor and address cost, schedule, and technical performance.
- Effectively coordinate and collaborate with program and NG functional leadership to ensure required staffing, processes and infrastructure are available to efficiently execute program objectives.
Other
- Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application* with SSBI or higher and a willingness to obtain a poly
- TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
- 6 years of organizational management or major IPT leadership experience
- Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal skills, a collaborative management style, and an inherent drive to deliver on commitments
