Information Systems Project Manager (Staff Level)

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services is looking for a dynamic, innovative ES Program Manager in the Aeronautics Systems Sector IT PMO. This motivated individual will provide overall technology thought leadership, strategy and IT management for a SAP program located in Melbourne, Florida while serving as a customer liaison between the different functional areas, the programs and ES IT Solutions organization. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • IT strategy and operational activities including service delivery, technical requirements gathering, infrastructure solutions and project execution. • Liaison between facilities and security when necessary, to drive optimal IT service environment at the Melbourne site. • Maximize alignment of program IT services with the Aeronautics\Enterprise Services sector operating models, strategies, business objectives and investments. • Coordinate with division business leadership, homeroom managers, and end user groups to identify, plan, implement, and sustain IT Solutions to meet sector, division and program strategic and tactical objectives. • Act as the IT Solutions ambassador to programs and business leadership, functional organizations, and end-customers (users). • Monitor customer satisfaction with IT service delivery and engage ES IT Solutions resources to assist as required to meet and exceed IT service level objectives for the site. • Identify systemic technical and service delivery challenges affecting the customer and then coordinate solutions with ES functional representatives; engage constructively to identify solutions. • Develop and present IT budgets in support non-recurring projects, recurring sustainment and LRSP IT planning; provide monthly financial analysis and reporting to AS IT program management and AS IT leadership team. • Leadership, peer engagement, and highly effective collaboration across the Melbourne site supporting both localized AS sector and ES IT enterprise initiatives and projectsQualifications:Basic Qualifications: To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below: • Bachelor's degree and 14 years of IT experience; or a Master's degree and 12 years of IT experience • Must have at least 5 year of experience as a Project Manager with knowledge in cost, budgets, and schedules • Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience using the following MS Office Suite tools: Word, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel • Experience providing strategic direction regarding IT products, processes, applications, and/or technologies is required • Must have familiarity with technical solutions, infrastructure implementations, process/project documentation, and/or liaison interfacings for large enterprise organizations • Experience in briefing and interfacing with executive leadership (i.e., President, Vice President and/or Director level) is required • Candidate must have a DOD Top Secret level clearance with the ability to gain SAP clearance.Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration: • Bachelor's degree, or a Master's Degree, in Engineering Management, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or Network Engineering (or similar STEM related discipline) is preferred. • Previous Enterprise Services Program Manager experience. • Familiarity with NGAS business, government customers, and programs is a plus. • Broad background in IT Infrastructure, Business Applications, and IT operations would be helpful. • Ability to perform risk & opportunity analysis, and prepare detail cost and technical proposals would be ideal. • EVMS knowledge, skills, and experience nice to have. • Customer-focused with proven leadership and excellent communication skills and with ability to drive cross functional teams to action when working in a matrix organization. • Self-starter who works quickly and effectively, can get up to speed with program processes quickly and enjoys a fast paced, dynamic environment. • Entrepreneurial spirit, and ability to challenge the status quo while providing innovative solutions to complex IT requirements Program Management or lead role supporting customer facing information technology business. • Program/customer communication and collaboration, energy, self-motivation, and innovative ideas in support of goals and objectives. • IT governance, processes, and automation to provide visibility into the implementation of the Enterprise systems, including ability to assess status, progress, and identify conflicts, issues and conflict resolution, as well as schedule/project prioritization.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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