Product Manager – Platform & DevSecOps Pipeline (DRM Software Systems)

Job Description

Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is hiring a Product Manager to take ownership of a large, mission-critical software platform that keeps satellite ground-system missions running. This is not a typical backlog-and-roadmap product role - it blends technical product ownership, program management, and DevSecOps leadership, overseeing several scrum teams that build and operate a platform used across multiple government constellations. You will be the single point of accountability for cost, schedule, and technical delivery of the platform, while also shaping its long-term direction alongside engineering leads and government stakeholders. The work sits at the intersection of software delivery, cybersecurity, and systems integration, so the day-to-day mixes architecture reviews, Agile ceremonies, budget tracking, and customer briefings. It is a senior, high-visibility seat for someone who wants ownership over both the technical roadmap and the business side of a defense software program.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end roadmap and execution strategy for a software platform supporting satellite ground-system missions, translating program goals into concrete, team-level objectives
• Lead multiple scrum teams spanning software, DevSecOps, systems engineering, and integration & test, acting as the senior accountable product and program owner
• Manage the full program budget and schedule, applying Earned Value Management (EVM) and Cost Account Manager (CAM) principles to track spend, forecast cost trends, and report status to leadership
• Drive Agile delivery at scale using Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, relying on Jira and Confluence to keep every team's work transparent and predictable
• Review architecture and design decisions, holding the team to rigorous standards from requirements through coding, testing, and integration
• Partner with Systems Engineering, Test, Operations, and government program representatives to resolve integration issues and keep priorities aligned across teams
• Oversee subcontractors supporting the DevOps infrastructure, including performance tracking, coordination, and delivery negotiation
• Mentor engineering leads, give regular performance feedback, and build a culture that keeps strong technical talent engaged and growing
• Brief program leadership, government customers, and contracting officers on technical status, risk, and direction
• Ensure every development activity holds to the security, quality, and configuration-management standards required in a classified program environment

Requirements

• Active SCI clearance, or an active Top Secret clearance with willingness and ability to obtain SCI before the start date
• 14+ years of full-lifecycle software development experience, spanning requirements, architecture, design, coding, unit testing, and integration support
• A proven record leading multiple Agile teams at the same time - roughly two to three teams totaling twenty to thirty engineers - delivering a shared product or platform
• Hands-on background with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices, including source control, build and deployment pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps, automated testing, and security scanning
• Working knowledge of platform engineering fundamentals, including infrastructure as code, observability, and reliability, sufficient to make informed prioritization calls
• Solid grounding in secure software development, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability management
• Experience with security risk assessments or accreditation and ATO work inside a regulated or mission-critical environment
• Background in system integration and test strategy, including automated regression testing and verification and validation workflows
• Experience planning, approving, and executing releases into customer or production environments
• Deep, hands-on Agile fluency, with real working experience in Jira and Confluence for planning, tracking, and reporting
• A strong track record collaborating across Systems Engineering and software development disciplines

Preferred

• Active CompTIA Security+ and (ISC)2 CISSP certifications
• CAM (Control Account Manager) certification, or an Agile Earned Value credential
• Direct experience on satellite ground systems software
• Comfort reading and applying CAMEO or other MBSE models inside software design work
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and a major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• A track record of managing subcontractors on a technical program
• Active SCI clearance with polygraph