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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Digital Strategy & Analytics team. This position is located in Rancho Bernardo, California.
Are you motivated to work in an environment that will challenge you, force you to continuously innovate, and work on solutions that make a difference for your customers? Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems relies on our team to provide the insights needed to drive performance across a broad range of strategic activities. We are looking for a passionate Data Engineer to design and develop an ecosystem of interconnected business systems, virtualized data pipelines, data catalogs, and end-user consumable data products.
You will share in the ownership of the technical vision and direction for a Digital Ecosystem that changes the way we see and use data. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, hardworking, and have demonstrated the ability to find innovative solutions to complex technical problems.
Essential Functions:
Develop and run a data architecture plan that supports business goals and objectives
Build and maintain data models and metadata standards to facilitate data integration and analysis
Work with business stakeholders to understand their data requirements and develop solutions to meet those requirements
Work across technical teams and product owners to provide an architectural recommendation
Lead a technical and technology assessment initiative to develop and deliver a recommendation for digitizing core business functions
Understand the current business processes, systems and their functions to be able to develop a recommendations for the digital ecosystem
Ensure that data storage and retrieval solutions are in line with business requirements.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skill
Collaboration and problem-solving skills
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field with at least 5 years of experience OR Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field with at least 3 years of experience
Experience with data architecture, data models, physical database designs, data integration strategy and design for operational systems, systems integration, and analytical systems
Experience with SQL Server and proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
Knowledge of data governance best practices, data quality standards, and data security protocols
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in a STEM field with 7 years of relevant experience.
5 years of experience working with ETL techniques and frameworks.
Expert in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
Experience with NoSQL Databases (e.g., MongoDB, Neo4J, etc.)
Development experience utilizing Hadoop, Spark, PowerShell, and automation scripts.
Experience with data platform technologies (e.g., Palantir, Databricks, etc.).
Experience with Data Virtualization, Warehousing, Cataloging, and Orchestration tools (e.g. Denodo, Collibra, Airflow, DataHub, etc.)
Experience with UI/UX design and development / Graphic Design
Top Secret clearance
CompTIA Security Certification or Equivalent 8570 Certification