Sentinel Configuration Audit Manager

Northrop Grumman

. The successful candidate will lead a team overseeing The Configuration Management Audit team for the Sentinel Program.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $139,100 - $230,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The successful candidate will lead a team overseeing The Configuration Management Audit team for the Sentinel Program.
They will work closely with Program leadership to ensure long-term/short-term milestones are accomplished.
They will gather, track, report, and be responsible for key performance indicators including Audit schedules & Action items closure plan from each audit.
The Configuration Audit Manager is responsible for planning, scheduling, and conducting comprehensive functional (FCA) and physical (PCA) audits to verify that configuration items (CIs) conform to documentation and functional requirements.
This role ensures all software and hardware baselines are accurate, audit-ready, and compliant with contract requirements (e.g., EIA-649, ISO 9001).
The manager will track discrepancies to closure, provide status reporting, and maintain compliance records.
The manager will also be responsible in creating/maintaining an Audit Plan.
Tasking will include employee development and training coordination, establishing/ implementing policy, Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) response coordination/development and implementation, goal development and engagement planning, and ensuring the competitiveness of the CM Audit team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and a minimum 8 years of related experience or master’s degree with 6 years of related experience
Experience creating processes to manage an audit schedule.
CM & Systems Engineering experience interacting with US Government contracts/programs or complex industry programs
Experience with Engineering Change Proposal process within CPLM.
Experience with NG CDM tools, such as Teamcenter, SharePoint, MES, Jira, SAP, DOORS, and Cameo.
Experience speaking with and presenting findings/plan to U.S. Government DoW
50% Travel is required for this position as Audits will need to be conducted at over 1,000+ suppliers.
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 years), with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance and an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

Configuration ManagementAudit ManagementFunctional Audit (FCA)Physical Audit (PCA)Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)Engineering Change Proposal (ECP)Process ManagementEmployee DevelopmentPolicy Implementation

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTeam ManagementTraining CoordinationGoal DevelopmentEngagement PlanningStatus ReportingProblem SolvingInterpersonal SkillsPresentation Skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMU.S. Government Secret security clearanceU.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) approval