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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Job Description:

The candidate will perform job duties as a Jira Administrator including the following:

+ Workflow Management – managing and maintaining the process workflows for each team and the program. Designing and configuring Jira workflows to match the organization’s processes.

+ System Maintenance – monitoring Jira performance and addressing any issues. Aligning procedures from different programs to current processes and ensuring the Jira instance is running efficiently.

+ Creating and maintaining automations to reduce manual effort of repetitive tasks, improve consistency, and increase efficiency and productivity by enabling team members to focus on other activities. Create auto-generated notifications to appropriate personnel needing immediate attention.

+ Integration – managing 3rd party plugins and integrations, to include integrating Jira with other tools and systems.

+ Project Management – creating and organizing projects within Jira. Configuring project settings with unique issue types, priorities, and resolution. Creating and refining custom fields and items specific to each team.

+ User Management – managing users/groups/permissions within Jira. Assigning roles and permissions to specified groups/users.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Associate degree and 4 years of experience, or bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience, or master’s degree and 0 years of experience; an additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

+ Hands-on experience with the Atlassian product suite

+ Demonstrated experience in writing Python scripts

+ Experience with Agile/Scrum/DevOps

+ DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Broad knowledge of systems administration to include multiple technologies (i.e., Windows, Linux, Cisco, VMware, NetApp)

+ Experience working with Atlassian migrations and upgrades

+ Experience with Tableau dashboards and metrics

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Salary Range: $93,900.00 - $140,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.