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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Sr Principal Agile Product Owner - Network Product Owner (23-677)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509


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 Sr Principal Agile Product Owner - Network Product Owner (23-677) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located out of Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:Capability Owner to drive the delivery of the Network development efforts across multiple Task Orders (TO) to meet cost, schedule, and technical requirements. The candidate will coordinate the planning, organization, and execution of engineering activities to develop assigned technical capabilities integrated into the C2BMC Network Enterprise.

This position is accountable for the capability's overall engineering technical, cost, and schedule performance. Expected to maintain clear and open communication with program and engineering management regarding status, Earned Value Management (EVM), staffing needs, program risks, and other relevant program and engineering metrics. Drive the use of best practices within the engineering team using Agile processes, tools, and frameworks. Review capability artifacts and development practices to comply with engineering principles, company and program standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.

Essential Functions:

Responsibility for execution of technical development of the capability.

Maintain, prioritize, and refine team backlogs.

Works with Development Engineers and Release Train Engineers to develop a schedule, technical and cost performance of the capability.

Provide input to standard metrics packages to be used for program execution status, technical improvement, and management/customer status updates.

Management of risk mitigation activities, schedule planning, and managing change requests associated with the capabilities.

Preparation and presentation of internal and external communications, including but not limited to In Process Reviews (IPRs), Integrated Engineering Technical Reviews (IETRs), and bi-weekly status meetings for program management and customer representatives.

Manage the lifecycle of negotiated and assigned ECP effort(s) added to the capability.

Coordinate and resolve multiple spiral and capability resource de-confliction across the Agile Release Train (ART) and with other program ARTs.

Lead ART planning activities to ensure priority and maturity are achieved.

Resolve schedule and technical issues.

Create and analyze what-if scenarios as needed.

Participation in ART-level Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, team backlog refinement, and retrospectives.

Achieve long-term goals as the responsible Capability Owner with limited program and engineering management oversight.

Proven project management experience as part of large DoD systems and capabilities under development.

Experience managing and reporting cost, schedule, and technical development on an extensive program, exhibiting the ability to coordinate planning, execution, integration, and completion of projects within your area of assigned responsibility.

Experience in planning, conducting, and coordinating activities such as documentation development, technical exchange meetings with stakeholders, test events, and capability deployments.

Support program management of strategic technical projects, problem-solving, and ensure effective operation of the overall business rhythm.

Basic Qualifications:

An active Secret clearance is required to start.

9 years with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Management or a related field; 13 years experience in lieu of a degree.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Strong Interpersonal, Presentation, Communication, and Facilitation Skills.

Learning Agility in picking up business processes specific to Business Process Management & Earned Value Management.

Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations.

Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

Customer focused.

Proactively builds and aligns stakeholders, capabilities, and resources for getting things done quickly and achieving objectives.

Knowledge and experience with C2BMC NT/BC processes and procedures.

Experience with Agile methodology or Agile Product Owner certification, Digital Transformation, and DevOps implementation.

Experience managing the design, development, and implementation of complex systems.

Ability to analyze project, program, and portfolio information needs, as well as determine the resources needed to achieve objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience working with the Missile Defense Agency and C2BMC is a plus.

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

Salary Range:$121,000 - $181,400

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.

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.

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