Senior Principal Systems Configuration Management Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: PolygraphTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking Senior Principal Systems Configuration Management Lead. *
What You'll Get to Do:
Program/System level role, establishes implement Program's Configuration Management strategy and works with Configuration Control analysts within each IPT/Segment to ensure the IPT implements the strategy effectively.
• Develop, implement, and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures.
• Lead and oversee configuration identification, control, auditing, status accounting, and verification processes.
• Ensure that configuration control is applied to complex engineering changes within the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with various departments including engineering, production, and quality assurance to plan and manage product baselines and documentation.
• Conduct configuration audits to verify conformance to requirements and facilitate the resolution of discrepancies.
• Provide expert guidance and support on configuration management best practices to project teams.
• Maintain configuration management databases and tools, ensuring the integrity and security of configuration data.
• Lead training and mentoring initiatives of other configuration analysts.
• Prepare detailed reports and present findings to management and programs.
• Engage daily with programs on matters of configuration and change management, conduct and lead Configuration Control Boards
This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area OR Redondo Beach, CA.