User Experience Program Manager Jobs in Bethany, OK

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required: Yes. Clearance type: Top Secret.

Travel required: Yes, up to 10% of the time.

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.

• Collaborate and work in a team environment with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment.
• Participate in the software development cycle, including prototype and graphic user interface design, implementation and delivery of build/test/release.
• Work with object‑oriented programming, design patterns, JMS, Web Services, XML and related technologies (i.e., XPath, XSLT, XSD).
• Develop enterprise solutions for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) in an SOA environment.
• Work in a process‑oriented software development environment across the software lifecycle.
• Collaborate with team members on a regular basis.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and at least 2 years of related engineering experience; or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with Agile software development, object‑oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing.
• Experience and proficiency utilizing Java, Java microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications.
• Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: Python, Go, C++, C#, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, or KornShell.
• Experience with Cloud technologies and service providers.
• Ability to transfer and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Top Secret clearance (must be in‑scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) within a reasonable period of time, prior to commencement of employment and be able to maintain upgraded SAP/PAR while in role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable SAP access.
• Prior leadership experience using agile development, including participation as Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM discipline.
• Experience with at least one of the following databases: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch.
• Experience with at least one of the following container management tools: Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, Redhat OpenShift.
• Experience with application and container security.
• Experience with Machine Learning model development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Experience with threading, intermediate object‑oriented programming, design patterns, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging, web technologies, Unified Modeling Language (UML), database essentials and SQL/NoSQL.
• Prior experience using Atlassian Tool Suite, JIRA, SonarQube.

The selected candidate will be required to work full‑time on‑site at the facility; no remote or hybrid telework options are available. An occasional travel requirement up to 10% of the time may be needed.

Primary level salary range: $75,100.00 – $137,600.00. Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives. Northrop Grumman provides health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off.

Supports a role on site in San Diego, CA or Oklahoma City, OK.

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.