Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 2

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.

Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a candidate with outstanding leadership skills to fill a Cyber Systems Engineering Manager 2 position for a new and exciting effort located in Melbourne, FL. This is a dual role position encompassing both people leadership and direct technical performance. This position will manage a team that may support multiple programs, projects and initiatives.

What You’ll get to Do:

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) seeks to fill a Manager Level 2 position in the Cyber Systems Engineering Group (CSEG), Strike organization for our Melbourne, FL campus.  This Manager of Cyber Systems Engineering position is a dual-role management position.  The first role is as the CSEG Functional Manager for the Cyber Engineering Team supporting the Strike portfolio of programs.  The second role is performing technical responsibilities for Strike Cyber Systems Engineering.  This position will report directly to the CSEG Manager responsible for the teams supporting engineering efforts across multiple business portfolios within our Restricted Programs Sustainment and Operations (RPSO) Operating Unit.  The position is based in Melbourne, FL, but will require periodic travel to Northrop Grumman, subcontractor, and customer site locations.

From a functional perspective, the Functional Manager duties include: 

• Provide Engineering functional oversight for a team of cyber systems engineers; this includes active employee engagement, career development, conducting employee performance reviews and merit planning, mentoring, and training
• Promote adherence to our engineering processes, procedures, and best practices to ensure quality work products and reduce risk on the program; champion the tenants of the Mission Systems Engineering Playbook that provide a competitive advantage for our customers
• Staffing and workload forecasting; recruit new talent, to include entry-level positions as well as experienced candidates for mid and senior-level positions, to meet staffing commitments
• Support ongoing acquisition and maintenance of team member Cyber qualifications, including Cyber certifications

From a direct program support perspective, the Cyber Engineering Team lead duties include:  

• Take responsibility for the more complex Cyber Engineering tasks and expedite resolution of high priority and/or urgent program challenges
• Act as a cyber -generalist in supporting the various Cyber Engineering teams
• Leverage existing capabilities in Cyber System Engineering to support team efforts, specifically regarding cyber requirements and implementation across other segments performing development on programs in the portfolio
• Maintain ongoing awareness and understanding of the Cyber sub-IPT Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and support the Cost Account Manager (CAM) in status and execution support for all technical tasks

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate success in applying leadership characteristics to achieve sustainable top performance, a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.  The successful candidate must also possess the ability to balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters while encouraging and rewarding innovative behaviors through all levels of the organization.  Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are essential.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and the successful candidate must have demonstrated strong abilities to collaborate and lead virtually as a part of a geographically dispersed team. 

Finally, the successful candidate must have demonstrated success in influencing the direction of technology discriminators, including identifying and championing change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business.

NGSkills

  

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active Secret Clearance, with a PR within last 5 years.
• Must be able to obtain Special Program Access prior to onboarding and then maintain.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 13 years of related experience. Will consider Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of technical experience in any combination of Cyber Systems, Software, or Hardware engineering disciplines accompanied by high proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development; Master’s degree with 7 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Must have proven technical management experience preferably in either program IPT, R&D or Advanced Systems, technology, and/or functional environments.
• Working knowledge of Program Execution, Staffing, Engineering Metrics and Training resources, Processes, and Tools.
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAM Level II Certification (CISSP, CAP, CISM). Or current DoD 8570 IAM Level I cert (Security+) with the ability to obtain a level 2 cert within 6 months.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• DoD 8570 IAM III Certification (GLSC, CISSP, CASP CE)
• DoD 8500-series and 8510.01 IA policy directives, approaches to cyber security, knowledge of security procedures, IATO and ATO requirements
• Excellent communication (written and oral), negotiation and interpersonal skills necessary to support known ISSE activities/challenges working with engineering teams, management, customers, partners and government
• Familiar with Agile methodologies
• Experienced in all aspects of Engineering processes of subsystem and software development
• Experience with cloud solutions like Azure and AWS
• Experience with Training Systems of Support Equipment

Salary Range: $127,700 USD - $191,500 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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