Sentinel (GBSD) – Release Train Engineer (Chief Scrum Master) & Project Manager 1- 9113

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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Release Train Engineer (Chief Scrum Master) & Project Manager 1. The positions will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program SDS Division.

What You’ll Get To Do:
•Lead the efforts of developing Scaled Agile engineering and management best practices, metrics, and audit practices.
•Conduct Scrum Team training, product backlog and retrospective training, Lean Agile development training.
•Support a range of technical disciplines from software engineering to hardware to cyber to testing automation for the Scrum Teams.
•Facilitate Agile Release Train events including Project Increment (PI) planning events
•Collect and analyze related metrics for trends and indicators, facilitate iteration/increment planning, provide Agile coaching and mentoring at all levels within the organization.
•Lead continuous improvement efforts within the ART.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  
• 401k  
• Educational Assistance  
• Life Insurance  
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   
• Paid Time Off   
• Health & Wellness Resources   
• Employee Discounts  

  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

 

Basic Qualifications:

•Bachelors Degree and 5 years related experience

•At least 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

•1 year of experience in an Agile Software Engineering Methodologies such as Scrum.
•1 year of experience working within a SAFe framework
•US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 5 years) with the ability to obtain PAR

Preferred Qualifications:
•US Citizenship with an Active Top Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 5 years)

•1 year of experience as a Release Train Engineer or Scrum Master (or similar relatable experience - i.e., Release Train Engineer Certified, Certified Scrum Practitioner, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, etc.)

•Bachelors Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

•Familiarity with using Jira, Confluence, and Fisheye/Crucible

•Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
•Direct experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Travis CI or Circle CI
•Experience with Java/C/C++ development and/or front-end web development including JavaScript Frameworks (Angular JS or React), HTML, and CSS

Salary Range: $87,900 USD - $131,900 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/.

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 most positions.