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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sentinel Sr Principal Systems Software Analyst - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Roy, UT, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $122,800 - $184,200 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Application Configuration Access Protocols, Software Suite, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Business Systems, Project Management Software, Oracle (Applications), Primavera, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Workflow Management Systems, Enterprise Software Applications, Application Enhancement Tool - **Published:** October 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D85BCA48B5DE45C987A73D56BB46F562/job/ ## About the Role Sr. Principal Systems Software Analyst: 8 Years with Bachelors in a relevant field of study; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree. * Ability to obtain and maintain Active DoD Secret clearance. * US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP). * Experience serving in a product owner, business systems analyst, product management, or similar role supporting enterprise applications. * Experience defining and managing product backlogs, writing user stories, and developing acceptance criteria. * Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver software or application enhancements in an Agile or iterative environment. * Experience supporting business-critical enterprise platforms and balancing operational sustainment with enhancement delivery. * Strong communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills., * Experience with enterprise project controls or project management platforms such as Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle PIF, or similar systems. * Strong understanding of project controls disciplines including schedule, cost, change, and risk management. * Experience partnering with software developers and system analysts on integrated enterprise application delivery. * Familiarity with Agile product ownership practices, Scrum/Kanban ceremonies, and work tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps. * Experience with release planning, user acceptance testing, change communication, and rollout support. * Experience defining and reporting KPIs related to product delivery, support effectiveness, application usage, or adoption. * Experience in aerospace, defense, engineering, or large capital project environments. * Hands-on experience with application configuration, workflow design, or business process improvement. ## Description We are seeking a Sr. Principal Product Owner to lead backlog strategy, requirements definition, delivery coordination, and stakeholder alignment for our enterprise project controls application ecosystem, including Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, Oracle Project Integration Framework (PIF), and related integrations. This role will partner closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure the highest-value capabilities are defined, prioritized, delivered, and sustained in support of project planning, scheduling, cost, change, risk management, and reporting needs across the organization. This position will be located in Roy, UT. What You'll Get To Do: The selected candidate will serve as a key functional leader for the product team, shaping delivery priorities and translating strategic direction into executable work. * Own and maintain the product backlog for the project controls application suite, ensuring work is prioritized based on business value, operational risk, technical dependencies, and compliance needs. * Partner with product leadership to translate roadmap priorities into actionable epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria. * Serve as a primary interface between business stakeholders, developers, analysts, and support teams for backlog refinement and delivery planning. * Gather, analyze, and synthesize requirements from program leadership, project managers, schedulers, risk managers, and other stakeholders. * Lead backlog grooming, sprint/release planning support, and prioritization discussions across multiple integrated application areas. * Clarify requirements, resolve ambiguity, and make day-to-day priority decisions to support efficient execution by technical teams. * Support the design and rollout of enhancements related to Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Oracle PIF, Riskonnect Active Risk Manager, and connected enterprise systems. * Define acceptance criteria and support validation of delivered capabilities through testing, demos, and stakeholder feedback. * Track delivery outcomes, user adoption, operational performance, and support trends; recommend corrective actions and continuous improvement opportunities. * Coordinate with release, support, and training stakeholders to ensure smooth deployment and adoption of new functionality. * Help ensure system capabilities and workflows support standardized, compliant project controls practices across schedule, cost, change, and risk management. * Contribute to user communications, enablement content, and stakeholder updates related to product changes and releases.