[Hiring] Architecture Operations and Enablement Lead @Northrop Grumman

Role 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.

We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours by expanding your personal network and developing skills.

Northrop Grumman’s Corporate Sector Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to serve as the Architecture Operations and Enablement Lead, establishing and running the operating model for the enterprise architecture function within the Strategy & Architecture team of the Governance & Strategy organization.

This role will serve as the practice operations lead for architecture governance, review coordination, methods, standards lifecycle, metrics, communications, intake, onboarding, and knowledge enablement across the architecture organization.

The successful candidate will:

• Define and operate architecture governance workflows, review cadences, and intake processes.
• Coordinate architecture standards, methods, templates, and practice artifacts across the enterprise architecture team.
• Establish and track architecture practice metrics, health scorecards, and reporting to improve visibility, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support onboarding, communications, training, and knowledge-sharing across the architecture population.
• Support the Head of Strategy & Architecture and domain leads maintain an effective, disciplined, and scalable architecture operating model within Governance & Strategy.

This position will be available as a virtual telecommuter; however, the incumbent must be within 90 miles of a major Northrop Grumman location for ad hoc onsite meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related technical discipline and 12+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise architecture governance, architecture operations, technical program coordination, practice enablement, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Knowledge of Architecture Frameworks such as TOGAF ADM, DoDAF/UAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• Awareness and understanding of DevSecOps.

Requirements

• Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment.
• Experience defining or operating repeatable processes, workflows, standards discipline, review boards, or operating cadences in a technical organization.
• Experience working across multiple stakeholders, teams, or technical domains to improve coordination and execution.
• Ability to translate architectural intent into practical methods, routines, templates, measures, and governance mechanisms.
• Experience using metrics, reporting, or operational dashboards to improve technical or organizational performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or maturing an Architecture practice, chief engineer organization, engineering governance function, or comparable technical center of excellence.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, federal, or other regulated environments.
• Experience supporting design reviews, technical review boards, standards lifecycle processes, or architecture repositories.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture methods, systems engineering governance, or software delivery governance practices.
• Experience creating training, onboarding, communications, or knowledge-management approaches for technical communities.
• Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leaders.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Phenomenal learning opportunities.
• Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
• Exceptional benefits/healthcare.
• 9/80 work schedule option.
• Great 401k matching program.

Salary Information

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00. 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.

Application Period

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.