Corporate Software Engineering Director
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: California, Utah, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $193,800 - $336,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Establish a centralized Software Engineering function aligned with the overall enterprise engineering vision.
- Chair the Software Engineering Leadership Group (SWLG).
- Lead the Software Engineering Council/CoE, defining strategy, priorities, and working‑group structures in collaboration with sector leadership.
- Partner with HR, Communications, and sector teams to design and execute a comprehensive change‑management plan.
- Define a unified talent‑development framework that includes training, tools, career pathways, and certification programs.
- Work with CIDO to adopt converged processes and tools that support modern software development.
- Develop and enforce enterprise‑wide software processes and governance that meet both corporate and sector needs.
- Identify and drive continuous‑process improvements, communicating updates on behalf of the Council/CoE.
- Establish metrics and data sources to measure software‑engineering execution effectiveness across the enterprise.
- Benchmark our processes against government, industry, and best‑practice standards.
- Own the Enterprise Software Principles and Operating Procedures (PrOP).
- Help the company effectively integrate artificial intelligence into software engineering processes and engineering products/platforms, ensuring AI adoption enhances productivity, quality, and innovation.
- Escalate critical issues and strategic discussions to the Executive Leadership Team, Enterprise Engineering Leadership Team, and Corporate Technology Council as required.
- Build strong partnerships with sector leaders and other functional groups, determining objectives, interpreting policies, and ensuring alignment with long‑range planning.
- Facilitate internal and external engagement at events such as Engineer’s Week and SW all‑hands.
- Provide enterprise‑wide expertise on existing capabilities, technologies, and platform interconnections.
- Brief and influence senior customer executives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with at least 12 years of software engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM field with at least 10 years of software engineering experience.
- Minimum of 10 years in software engineering management roles (e.g., program IPT lead or functional leadership).
- Minimum 7 years of systems engineering experience.
- Candidates must have a current DOD Secret level security clearance (or higher) in order to be considered and must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to SAP/SAR as a condition of continued employment.
- Proven record of leading change-management initiatives.
- Experience on large‑scale, cross‑sector development programs with integrated workforce operations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead direct reports and manage teams.
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software engineeringsystems engineeringchange managementprocess improvementmetrics developmentartificial intelligence integrationsoftware governancetalent developmentprogram managementcross-sector development
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluencepartnership buildingstrategic thinkingproblem solvingteam managementengagement facilitationobjective interpretation
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMDOD Secret level security clearance