Requisition ID: 21017220Category: Information TechnologyLocation: Falls Church - VA, United States of AmericaCitizenship Required: United States CitizenshipClearance Type: Top SecretTelecommute: Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the TimePositions Available: 1At 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 "A cents € 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.Northrop Grumman's Enterprise Services (ES) sector is seeking a Chief Applications Architect at our Falls Church, VA corporate office with the possibility of teleworking. The Chief Applications Architect will be responsible within the ES organization for leading the on-going technical thought leadership and oversight for the NG corporate strategy for modernizing and rationalizing our current application portfolio and defining the future of our Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), packaged Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and internally developed application portfolio.This role focuses on business-centric applications with peers in other application domains. This individual will be a subject matter expert (SME) with a very strong depth of application-level experience with technical areas of expertise in public cloud computing (IaaS and PaaS) adoption, information security, end-to-end software factories and software architecture, and selection and integration of SaaS/COTS applications.The Chief Applications Architect must be capable of working across subject-matter experts and teams in application-focused organizations to continually refine a common technical vision and to communicate that technical vision within the organization and to executives. The Chief Applications Architect will take responsibility to drive the processes, onboarding, tools, and product capabilities necessary to identify, startup, develop, plan and execute offerings for the purposes of impacting business outcomes across NGC. Additionally, this self-starter, with strong executive presence, must be able to function in a fast-paced Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)-based environment and be able to adapt as innovation and change occurs.Responsibilities include:Providing thought leadership for creating strategies that drive enterprise transformation activities with particular focus on governing, creating, and maintaining enterprise-wide architecture practicesMaintaining a holistic perspective of the organization's strategy, processes, and information and technology assetsLooking years ahead to consider the long-term consequences for the enterprise when choosing a technical direction, proposing a technology investment, proposing harmonization of the environments, proposing simplification opportunities, or advising a business leader on strategic issuesInteracting with corporate and sector CIOs, and other senior leaders, serving as an expert advisor in the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-wide architecture practicesAssisting in preparing business cases and artifacts in support of application portfolio strategy in cooperation with our sector strategy teamEvaluating and recommending application architectures for the enterprise, to include providing expertise architecting, designing, engineering and migrating legacy infrastructure and applications to the Cloud; using industry best practice AgileDevSecOps and containerization methodologies or strategiesModern application architecture across SaaS integration, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) deployment, integration, and modernization, and leading architecture across the portfolio of internally-developed applicationsDriving adoption of modern programming languages and modern authentication and authorizationExecuting the API strategy and architecture across product teamsFacilitating the application architect forum which includes the application architect peer groupSupporting application portfolio management activitiesEnsuring success of the application migrations and application modernization consistent with our multi-cloud strategyProviding support to product teams and other company organizations for the rationalization of applicationsPromoting adaptive design and modern engineering practices across the enterprise portfolio, facilitating the reuse of ideas, components, services, and proven patternsWorking closely with IT security to monitor and refine the corporation's security framework as it relates to softwareTraining and mentoring architects and engineers providing guidance and coaching and ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture tenants, Lean-Agile and tenets, user experience mindset, and cybersecurity requirements - Working with the team to build out prototypes of application environments in the cloud as proof of concepts, while building insight into what works and what doesn't work as wellEnsuring technical deliverables are completed accurately and on-timeCommunicating with senior/executive leadershipKeeping abreast of new and emerging technologies and supporting a culture of continuous learning and experimentationBasic Qualifications:BA/BS degree with a minimum of 14 years of experience, 12 years of experience with a MS degree, or 9 years of experience with a PhDAt least 10 years of application development and architecture including relevant hands-on experienceAt least 5 years as a team or development lead, in enterprise-level programming languages including Java, C#, or PythonDemonstrated knowledge of current public cloud computing technologies and current computing trends including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AzureDemonstrated familiarity with modern data architectures and technologies including enterprise database and integration Hands-on experience designing and/or implementing cloud-based and/or cloud-native solutions in production workloadsExperience working in a DevSecOps environment with teams- Working knowledge and experience with Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings, Kubernetes (K8s), and containersExperience simplifying and communicating complicated technical architectures and concepts to management and other IT development partnersPreferred Qualifications:Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearanceAbility to work from Falls Church, VA location, although teleworking may be an optionExperience using Amazon Web Services and Azure, including using AWS and Azure native services (Azure App Services, Lambda, Cloud Formation, S3, API Gateways, etc.)Experience as a technical leader in organization with advanced DevOps practices desiredScaled Agile (SAFe) or relevant DevOps certifications desiredAWS or Microsoft Azure cloud certifications desired with preference for bothAt least 3 years in enterprise cloud deployments desiredUnderstanding of Linux and Windows operating systemMaster's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field#LI-JH1Salary Range: 1 - 1Employees may be eligible for 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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit US Citizenship is required for most positions.