Software Manager

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.

As part of the Software Discipline Team tree you will need to set the bar high for people management in this team and lead by example.You will need to be a Software Engineer and have a background in leading, managing people and mentoring and also have the technical experience as a hands-on Software Engineer with knowledge of technologies and methodologies to produce quality code. Awareness of deployment infrastructure technologies. You will be at a more senior level, to have a broader knowledge in the fields of consultancy and Systems Engineering with experience of Agile / Lean development practices. A strong background and passion for people management to lead a software team. Experience in creating clean, well-constructed code following agreed standards and tools. Knowledge and awareness of technologies and methodologies to produce quality code. Awareness of deployment infrastructure technologies and have a broader knowledge in the fields of consultancy and Systems Engineering. Key criteria required...

• Experience in the design, development, test and integration of quality software.
• Hands-on coding experience in Java, and keen to learn a broad range of technologies in the Java stack.
• Experience working as part of an Agile development team.

Also, we’d love it if you have experience of...

• DevOps approaches and associated tools such as Kubernetes, Docker and Jenkins.
• Cloud-based architectures.
• Restful API's and microservice architecture.
• Data Quality tools such as SonarQube.
• Different programming languages, such as JavaScript, C++ and Python.
• Working with open source products, such Nifi or the Elastic Stack (ELK).

Additional information for your consideration...You must be able obtain and hold UK Government clearances.

Northrop Grumman is committed to equality and diversity in our workplace. Northrop Grumman provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, religion or belief, creed, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status or characteristic.