Infrastructure Manager 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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's Space Sector is seeking an Infrastructure Manager 3 to lead a ~90 person multi-disciplinary infrastructure team. This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA. The infrastructure team consists of network engineers, system admins, computer architects, cyber engineers, automation experts, DevSecOps, virtualization engineers, help desk and facilities operations.  

As an Infrastructure Manager 3, you will be responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of multiple projects across contracts and contract line items. You will foster and inculcate the adoption of modern infrastructure-as-code and agile processes and exemplify our NG values. The ideal candidate will have experience with project planning activities and cross-team schedule integration; excellent communication and briefing skills; excellent prioritization; the capability of working in a team environment; and good interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directs all phases of tasking from inception through completion.
• Prioritizes tasking and work across multiple projects and functions; delegates to leads as appropriate.
• Serves as the Customer POC for Infrastructure Sub-IPT activities to include leading review sessions with internal and external Customers.
• Coordinates milestones and monitors master plans and schedules across program organization; identifies and adjudicates issues and concerns, recommends and implements solutions such as the allocation of resources or changes to requirements.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and career development to the staff.
• Oversees a distributed computer facility.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Agile execution, CM Processes and procedures, and O&M.
• Proposal development process and support generation of TD/BOEs and Bill of Materials (BOMs).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 8 years of relevant experience; or a PhD with 6 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Must have an active SCI access at the time of application
• Technical experience leading IT, Hardware, systems/software engineering, and/or operations teams
• Demonstrated leadership ability, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a collaborative management style, and a focused drive to deliver on commitments
• Proven ability to effectively work across multiple contractor and customer organizations to form engaged teams, make decisions, and execute against challenging objectives
• Ability to use EVMS to manage cost, schedule, and performance
• Familiarity with Agile/DevSecOps processes/tools and virtualized, cloud-based architectures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous CAM experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost and schedule consistent with program budgets and established priorities
• Operational site experience
• Previous management experience or technical lead of a team of systems administrators, network engineers, cyber security engineers, or facility operations
• Direct experience and established relationships with relevant customers and stakeholders

Primary Level Salary Range: $193,000.00 - $289,600.00

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.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.