Sentinel - Supplier Management Program Execution Technical Lead - 19549 at Northrop Grumman

This role is fundamentally a systems engineering / program management position in the defense/aerospace domain — it names no specific software tools or platforms. The SOC code 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is an imperfect fit; the role is closer to a traditional Systems Engineer, which BLS maps to 17-2199 (Engineers, All Other), but that code is outside the allowed enum. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is listed as the alternate as the closest available code, though neither is a strong match.

The posting titles this role 'Sr. Staff (level 6),' which maps to the Staff advertised seniority band. However, the actual scope — leading a team of tech leads on a large defense program — is consistent with a Senior-level role on a normal career ladder; 'Staff' at Northrop Grumman appears to be an internal grade designation rather than a cross-industry Staff-level scope.

The clearance gate is an active Secret clearance at time of application. The posting also states the candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance and SAP access within a reasonable period, but these are not required at start — the hard gate at application is Secret.

Skills listed are domain competencies named explicitly in the Basic or Preferred Qualifications sections. No specific software tools, platforms, or named technologies are required or mentioned in the posting.

The minimum experience requirement is 14 years with a Bachelor's degree (or 12 with a Master's, or 10 with a PhD); 14 years is used as the overall years minimum per the minimum-of-range rule.

Ignored 7 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Requirements Development, Technical Baseline Management, Supplier Management, Acquisition Lifecycle, Earned Value Management, Risk Management.

Requires a Secret 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.