Manager Software Engineering 2 at Northrop Grumman
Aurora, CO
$161,100–$241,700from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Aurora, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role overseeing a group of 15–20 software, DevOps, and AI/ML engineers in Aurora, Colorado. The manager handles the full talent lifecycle — hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development — while also contributing directly to engineering execution, process improvement, and business-development activities. Suits an experienced software or DevOps engineer who has moved into, or is ready to move into, formal supervisory responsibility within a defense environment.
Senior level · 8+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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This is a people-management role (Functional Software Engineering Manager Level 2) with direct accountability for 15–20 engineers across SW, DevOps, and AI/ML disciplines, making 11-3021 the clear primary SOC. The alt SOC (15-1252) reflects the JD's stated 'dual-track' blend of people leadership with direct technical execution.
The clearance requirement is explicitly Top Secret with SCI eligibility required at time of application, mapped to TopSecretSci.
The 5-year minimum is specifically for direct technical execution in Software Engineering, DevOps, or AI/ML — these three are stated as interchangeable alternatives for that gate. The overall 8-year minimum (with a STEM bachelor's) is the role-level experience floor.
DevOps and AI/ML appear as named disciplines the manager will oversee and have background in, but are not independently gated as separate hard requirements beyond the 5-year technical execution gate (which accepts any of the three). They are listed as preferred context skills.
Agile and DoD programs experience appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
The title 'Functional Software Engineering Manager Level 2' carries no standard seniority modifier (Junior/Senior/Staff/etc.), so the title states no level. The actual scope (managing 15–20 engineers, reporting to a department manager) supports a Senior band.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Software Engineering.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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