UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the time
Job Title: Enterprise Applications Manager (EMEA)
Requisition ID: R10215416
Location: Cheltenham (hybrid)
Clearance Type: SC (or eligible)
Travel Required: Up to 25% across EMEA
Overview
At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. This role supports our EMEA operations and sits within the EMEA IT leadership team, focusing on optimisation of application performance, measurable business value and strong stakeholder partnerships.
Your Responsibilities
* Define and deliver a strategic roadmap for enterprise applications aligned to business priorities and long‐term technology direction
* Lead the end‑to‑end application lifecycle, including selection, implementation, upgrades, optimisation, and retirement
* Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of critical systems, driving best‑practice support and incident management
* Build, lead and develop a high‑performing team of application specialists, fostering innovation and collaboration
* Partner with business units, IT service lines and external vendors to deliver effective, value‑driven solutions
* Embed governance, security and compliance standards across all enterprise applications
What You’ll Bring
* Proven experience in senior applications management or IT leadership roles
* Strong technical knowledge across enterprise ecosystems such as ERP, PLM, BI, SaaS platforms, integration technologies, Atlassian tools, Microsoft 365, SharePoint or ServiceNow
* Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence across matrixed organisations to deliver outcomes
* Strong stakeholder engagement, vendor management and project delivery capability
* Excellent communication, organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
* Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related discipline
Desirable Experience
* Experience within manufacturing, engineering or production environments, including secure or classified settings
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of our work, you must be a UK national for this clearance type. You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government security clearance (SC, with potential for higher).
Benefits
* Flexible working options, including a compressed fortnight
* Private healthcare
* Cash health plan
* Holiday buy and sell scheme
* Career development and progression programmes
* Performance‑based bonus
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
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