Northrop Grumman · 8 hours ago
Principal Data Engineer/Sr. Principal Data Engineer-Active Secret DOD Required
Melbourne, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
4+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in innovative technology solutions, and they are seeking an experienced Principal Data Engineer or Sr. Principal Data Engineer. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing and deploying scalable data architecture solutions and collaborating with teams to meet data requirements.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable data architecture solutions
Research, evaluate, and determine best fit of tools and techniques for data mapping, data mining, data transformation, and data integration
Develop complex queries or routines to extract data form disparate sources
Develop and troubleshoot code, stored procedures, functions, tables, and views
Collaborate with functional teams to understand systems and align on data and system requirements
Consult with customers and stakeholders to define data needs, gather requirements, and translate them into actionable solutions
Regularly update leadership and stakeholders on project status, challenges, and outcomes to ensure alignment with strategic objectives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 4 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 3 years' of data analytics or data engineering experience, PhD and 0 year of data analytics or data engineering experience
Work experience in multiple software code languages with querying, scripting, and automation (Python, Java, SQL, HTML, JS, CSS, Power BI/Dax, and Airflow.)
Experience in Extraction Transform Load (ETL) and data migration
Active Secret DOD clearance investigated within the last 5 1/2 years
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access security clearance in a reasonable amount of time as required by the business
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 6 years' of data analytics or data engineering experience, PhD and 4 year of data analytics or data engineering experience
Work experience in multiple software code languages with querying, scripting, and automation (Python, Java, SQL, HTML, JS, CSS, Power BI/Dax, and Airflow.)
Experience in Extraction Transform Load (ETL) and data migration
Active Secret DOD clearance investigated within the last 5 1/2 years
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access security clearance in a reasonable amount of time as required by the business
Preferred
Active Program Access
Relevant experience in manufacturing engineering
Experience with software workflow and visualization applications such as ServiceNow and Tableau
Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science
Working knowledge in programming languages such as R or Spark
Benefits
Exceptional benefits/healthcare
Great 401K matching program
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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