Staff Agile Product Owner – Lead Product Owner (RA) (24-392)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Agile Product Owner – Lead Product Owner (RA) (24-392) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

The candidate will support the C2BMC Regional Apps team in developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines, automating software deliveries, and maintaining Software development pipelines. The Lead Product Owner coordinates priorities with the Team Product Owners. Together, they align backlog priorities with stakeholder and customer needs.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the application administration of multiple environments, software deployment, troubleshooting, and automation in a DevSecOps environment for a critical customer program.
• Setting a strategic vision for the whole Regional Apps product.
• Develop and communicate the overarching product vision across the Apps teams. Coordinate and prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders across different products.
• Work with teams to identify modernization and continuous improvement opportunities for their products and services.
• Create and manage a single, prioritized backlog to be delivered by all teams.
• Decide which metrics the Product Owner Team will monitor.
• Assess customer product feedback and adjust the common backlog accordingly.
• Leverage the continuous delivery pipeline to release value incrementally.
• Collaborate with Scrum teams as well as Solution Management.  
• Accountable for efficiently delivering product increments according to the PI Plan.
• To fulfill the Product Owner role for the entire Regional Apps agile organization, the Lead Product Owners meet regularly with Solution Management, the customer, and other key stakeholders.
• Allowing Leadership and other stakeholders to express their preferences to the PO Team, negotiate priorities, alter budgets, or realign teams to maximize value delivery. At no other time during the Sprint should these decisions be made.
• Strong communication skills, able to tailor the message to different audiences.  
• Experience using tools and techniques for project planning and leading complete SDLC efforts.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work independently, and the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment.

Salary range for Huntsville: $157,500 - 236,300

Salary range for Colorado Springs: $150,000 - 225,000

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start.
• 12 years' experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; 10 years' experience with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; or 16 years' experience in lieu of a degree.
• Working with the leading DevOps practices and tooling such as:
  • Hashicorp Tools
  • Gitlab
  • CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • SonarQube
  • Ansible Tower
  • Nexus Pro
• Experience leading and managing software development, working as a Product Owner, or developing software/systems.  
• Experience with Agile practices such as daily Scrum and PI Planning.
• Working knowledge of Ballistic Missile Defense concepts, Battle Management and Command and Control (BM/C2) systems, defense communications systems, and the BMDS.
• Software Development/Testing experience.
• Led strategy and management of Product portfolios.
• Experience working as a Product Owner in Agile software delivery teams.
• Proficiency in producing, organizing, and sharing knowledge articles and tracking work items using Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

https://benefits.northropgrumman.com/us/en2/BenefitsOverview/Pages/default.aspx

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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $236,300.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.