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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 Systems (NGDS) seeks aManager Software Engineering 3 position as the Decision Support & Analytics (DS&A) Portfolio Manager in our Roy, UT Innovation Center location.\nTechnical leadership is a must! The candidate will report to the Director, Data Solutions & Platforms (DSP) and will execute a large, diverse portfolio of data engineering, data science, cyber engineering, and artificial intelligence products that increase speed and accuracy in decision making.\nWhat You Will Get To D o:\nOversight of system design, requirements management, verification, deployment, and sustainment of decision support systems and AI; data processing and storage; and specialized interface development and implementation supporting executive-level customers. \nDay to Day program management of the DSS portfolio. \nCustomer relationship management to ensure products meet program needs at the correct time. \nThe DS&A Portfolio Lead will:\nEnsure DS&A products deliver and present data to system/tool end users in a useful manner that accelerate and improve accuracy in decision making. \nOversee a team of engineers developing and sustaining multiple products designed to accelerate performance of the program.\nGuide the team in adherence to program systems engineering and development plans.\nExecute to product development plans tracking performance metrics such as earned value, Agile execution, risk and opportunity, and product team performance.\nMentor junior engineers and project managers. \nCollaborate internally with other portfolio managers and externally with peer managers across the program.\nDrive excellence in engineering product design, delivery, and sustainment. \nAssist teams with functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. \nThe successful candidate will:\n Be responsible for monitoring and correcting portfolio programmatic activities\n Serve as the primary focal point for Decision Support Systems and AI-driven tools.\n Review, understand, and explain product execution metrics with DSP Leadership\n Provide advice on staffing, skill set management, and operations\n Interact directly with all team members, facilitate collaboration, and drive excellence in engineering and delivery\n Ensure products align with DSP Strategic Objectives and advise the Director, DSP on changes to strategy.\n Develop and administer budgets and performance standards for the DS&A Portfolio\n Refine operating procedures for DS&A product development and sustainment in line with DSP strategy.\nAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:\n- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage\n- 401k\n- Educational Assistance\n- Life Insurance\n- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions\n- Paid Time Off\n- Health & Wellness Resources\n- Employee Discounts\nThis positions 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.\nYou’ll Bring These Qualifications:\nBachelors degree with 8 years related software or systems experience or MS with 6 years of related experience or and additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree\nExperience in program management: planning, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for related Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements on a large system development-type contract \nUnderstanding of technical baseline development and management.\nActive U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance.\nThese Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:\n5+ years leading and managing cross-disciplinary technical teams\nExperienced in engineering leadership process and tailoring.\nHigh proficiency in technical problem-solving, including root cause analysis and solution development.\nMS in STEM with related system development programs.\nExperience building, deploying, and operating complex data processing, intelligence or space ground systems, or large scale AI products.\nExperience in software architecture, software systems engineering, AI, data science or engineering, security systems engineering, or systems integration.\nExperience eliciting needs from customers and translating those needs into development requirements.\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $166,700.00 - $250,100.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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