RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

DESCRIPTION

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.
We are looking for you to join our team as an IT Software Infrastructure Manager I (Manager Software Engineering I) based out of McClellan, CA (Sacramento area).
As an IT Software Infrastructure Manager I (Manager Software Engineering I) at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using Model-based Engineering, DevOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science degree in technical discipline and 5+ years’ experience with System Administration, Cyber Security or Network Engineering OR Master of Science degree in a technical discipline and 3+ years of experience with System Administration, Cyber Security or Network Engineering; an additional ten (10) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Windows, Linux and Storage
• Experience with Agile DevOps methodology & automation tools (Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, etc.)
• Must have experience leading a team and projects
• Must have US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance/SCI

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical or management specialty
• Experience leading, developing, and managing a direct staff of employees
• Experience in supporting or leading System Admins., Network Engineers and/or Software Developers with hands-on experience a plus
• Program Management Experience
• Experience in driving organizational change
• DevOps Experience
• Agile, SAFe Experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
  Primary Level Salary Range: $129,900.00 - $194,900.00
  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 candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
  Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions

Be part of a dynamic environment where you can make a direct impact working with the latest technologies. In addition:

• Be responsible for developing the automation of our applications, systems, and processes
• Manage a team of System Administrators, Network Engineers, Cyber Security, Software Engineers and DevOps Engineers to support Agile Software Development
• Design automation implementation strategy for manual software and IT processes for both unclassified and classified development environments
• Automate infrastructure utilizing the Atlassian tool suite and other Northrop Grumman recommended tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and many more
• Automate backup and restoration processes and test the recovery of those backups on a regular basis
• Build pipeline configurations to orchestrate provisioning and deployment of both large- and small-scale systems
• Enable software developers to write unit tests and integration tests for code validation
• Enable the software developers to identify software defects in their existing code base and constantly improve the code quality
• Automate monitoring tools to monitor system health and reliability to support high uptime requirements
• Automate disaster recovery plans to support the applications
• Scale infrastructure to meet rapidly increasing demand
• Develop and improve operational practices and procedures
• Actively support product development teams and other stakeholders to maintain business continuity and maintain customer satisfaction