Sr Principal Configuration Analyst/Principal Configuration Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

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, but they’re also making history.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a Configuration Analyst (SCM) in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU). This position can be filled at our Dulles, VA office.

Position Overview:

The Software Configuration Manager will be responsible for the following:

• Executing within a team environment to plan and implement a CM system applicable to customer requirements.
• Implementing and executing existing CM Plans or author customized plans related to unique customer CM requirements.
• Collaborating with development in CM tool utilization, version control system trunk, branch, and tagging strategies with a goal for efficient change tracking, version control, merges, and tagging of releases.
• Creating and maintaining a CM process, best practice, and policy documents to ensure CM rigor and improve efficiency.

This requisition can either be filled as a Principal or Sr. Principal Configuration Analyst.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Configuration Analyst: 6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 4 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD; or 10 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• Sr. Principal Configuration Analyst: 10 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 8 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD; or 14 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• TS with SCI eligibility, and willing to sit for a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in Agile and Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc)
• Security Plus Certificate

Salary Range: $88,700.00 - $133,100.00Salary Range 2: $109,900.00 - $164,900.00

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.