Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Manager 2. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.  

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Provide the leadership necessary to promote quality into the product through-out the software development life cycle for the Sentinel program. 

• Manage and guide a team of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) engineers to their full potential.

• Lead your SQA team to excellence by sharing your knowledge of the software processes and tools.

• Support your SQA manager in strategic planning activities.

• Support your manager during any absence or unavailability.

• Help communicate/promote SQAs role to the community.

• Provide presentation materials and present to all levels of leadership, as needed.

• Provide status reports to management.

• Provide training opportunities to your team.

• Lead SQA team meetings.

• Communicate goals and measure the success of team members.

• Work under the leadership of the program Software Quality Assurance (SQA) manager, working together to build a high-performing organization.

• Collaborate with all Mission Assurance and Engineering stakeholders, including the customer.   

• Ensure the development and implementation of a robust Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP)

• Manage within the schedule and budget constraints.   

• Provide senior technical oversight for problem resolution activities, root cause analysis and preventive/corrective action implementation.

• Lead and participate in the continuous improvement of SQA command media, procedures, work instructions, tools, metrics, and training materials.

• Refine best practices and expand program cross sharing to elevate program performance and growth.

• Perform analysis and trending of software metrics.  Report software metrics to stakeholders.

• Hire and retain top talent to meet program SQA staffing requirements while managing direct and indirect budgets.

• Manage team members in multiple security classifications, multiple locations and with different experience levels.

• Conduct employee performance management and development reviews, ensure proper timecard reporting, provide technical oversight, and encourage employee engagement.

• Travel to other sites where other team members are located or travel to support other events, as required.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  
• 401k  
• Educational Assistance  
• Life Insurance  
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   
• Paid Time Off   
• Health & Wellness Resources   
• Employee Discounts  

This position’s 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.   

You’ll Bring These Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant professional experience in Software, Software Quality, Mission Assurance; 4 years with a Masters; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD 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.

• Must have 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.

• Experience working within an Agile environment (fast-paced/incremental development/delivery) with focus on first time quality.

• 1 year experience leading a project (Agile preferred) including driving performance against schedule.

• Hands-on experience with Jira, Cameo/Rhapsody, DOORS, Gitlab.

• Ability to travel 25% of the time.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline

• Active Top Secret Clearance.

• Knowledge of software development tools and quality/status analysis tools for metrics.

• Familiar with Java/C/C++ development and/or front-end web development including JavaScript and Python.

• Full understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the processes, plans, standards, and industry practices. 

• 5+ years of experience within a Agile Software Development group as a manager, lead, Scrum Master or Product Owner

• DevOps or DevSecOps knowledge

• Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP)

• Certified Software Quality Analyst/Manager

• Experience in CMMI and AS9100 appraisals and process area audits

• Experience with Software Change Management (SCM).

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