Principal Information Systems Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Information Systems Project Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Integration, Test, and Evaluation organization. The Project Manager will join our OneCyber team within the Lab Operations organization located in Melbourne, FL.

The Information Systems Project Manager will work directly with the Cyber Systems Engineering team to manage and direct projects in the design, implementation and modification of projects that span across functional organizations.  You will provide oversight of projects and daily tasking of technical and business resources, aspects of the strategic operations rhythm and programmatic implementation support, and provides technical and analytical guidance to project team. In this role, you will be developing and managing multiple team projects, preparing status reports, assessing project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

The successful applicant will thrive in a dynamic work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.  Success will require high attention to detail and emphasis on quality deliverable products.

Note: This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Developing tools and methodologies for monitoring project progress and problem solving with project managers.  
• Creating templates for presentations and documents and assist with document preparation to ensure quality and consistency across team deliverables.
• Coordination with internal customers, external customers, partners, suppliers, and project team members
• Responsibility for developing, maintaining, and communicating processes and process changes to impacted stakeholders
• Interfacing with functional roles for staffing and forecasting
• Ensuring consistent, predictable team progress to weekly, monthly, and annual goals
• Prepare status charts, presentation slides, metrics, and tracking spreadsheets along with leading OneCyber project teams
• Manage operational tasks through the implementation of Project Management principles

We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline AND 5 years of qualifiable professional/military experience in Project Management, Engineering, Business or related discipline; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of qualifiable professional/military experience in Project Management, Engineering, Business or related discipline; OR PhD in a STEM discipline AND 1 year of qualifiable professional/military experience in Project Management, Engineering, Business or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience with Project Management principles in a professional setting
• Must possess a current DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification or higher (e.g. Security+ CE or equivalent)
• Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs, prior to the start of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• Current Special Access Program (SAP) access
• Proven success managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with JIRA or other agile process management tools
• Experience with EVMS processes
• Experience working in Cybersecurity environment
• Expertise with the entire Microsoft Office Suite

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

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 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 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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.