Northrop Grumman
ManagerSoftwareEngineering1
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“Manager Software Engineering 1 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: DevOps, Systems Administration, Team leadership. Lead team of DevOps engineers. Lead team of Systems Administrators”
What You'll Achieve.
Cultivate inclusive workplace; Ensure work life balance; Maintain adequate staff; Align processes to strategic goals
Industry & Context.
Relocation assistance, 10% travel, Active DoD Secret clearance, DoD Secret investigation within 5 years, Enrolled in CEP
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS or higher degree in STEM, 5+ years DevOps/Systems Administration, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Ability to facilitate/mediate conflict resolution, Working knowledge DevOps/Systems Administration, Familiarity with other Engineering disciplines, Active DoD Secret clearance
Nice to Have
Previous functional manager experience, Previous technical team leader experience, Agile/SAFe leadership experience, Experience managing large Windows Environments, Experience with virtualization technologies, Experience with containerization technologies, Experience with Linux Distros, Experience with Atlassian tools, Experience with Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Experience with Powershell, Experience with domain management/active directory, Experience with Networking protocols/hardware, Cloud management experience, Current DoD Top Secret Clearance
What You'll Do.
Lead team of DevOps engineers
Lead team of Systems Administrators
Coordinate with programs for staffing
Recruit engineers and administrators
Provide training to employees
Prepare performance reviews
Deliver performance reviews
Evaluate employees for promotions
Recommend employees for promotions
Coordinate salary adjustments
Assist employees with performance goals
Provide career guidance
Counsel employees on performance
Maintain staff adequate for program plans
Plan assignments for program needs
Identify growth opportunities
Identify deficiencies
Identify appropriate training
Execute Enterprise review cycle
Manage career progression
Create forward-looking processes
Maintain forward-looking processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Process & Methodology
Agile, SAFe
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: 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. Northrop Grumman Defense System is seeking a Manager Software Engineer 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in **Manhattan Beach, CA.** The Functional manager will lead a team of approximately 10-15 DevOps engineers and Systems Administrators working within the Mission Planning department in the Mission Data Management Engineering (MDM) operating unit (OU), part of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems’ C2 & Weapons Integration (CWI) division. The successful candidate will lead direct report employees based on organizational goals, program activity, and company policies. Specific responsibilities include coordinating with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance reviews to employees, evaluating/recommending employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and coordinating with Human Resources on potential adjustments, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees and counseling employees on their perfor
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